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A sign calling for the release of media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai who was found guilty in a Hong Kong court of national security charges, is displayed behind Lai's daughter, Claire Lai, as she sits for an interview in Washington Dec. 15, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kevin Mohatt, Reuters)

World

Global religious persecution worsens, new Pew study says

Gina Christian|Jun 16, 2026|4 Min Read

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in El Dorado Hills, Calif., Nov. 4, 2025. (OSV News photo/Fred Greaves, Reuters)

New data shows Americans oppose houses of worship endorsing political candidates

Kate Scanlon|May 14, 2026|3 Min Read

Ornate wooden doors lead to Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Denver. (WoodysPhotos/Shutterstock via EWTN)

World

More adults quit Catholic Church than enter it in most countries Pew surveyed

Tessa Gervasini|Apr 23, 2026|3 Min Read

People pray inside Santa Ana Ixtlahuatzingo Catholic Church in Tenancingo, Mexico, July 25, 2022. (OSV News photo/David Maung, file)

World

Pew: Catholicism down in Latin America, but belief in God 'remains high'

Gina Christian|Jan 21, 2026|5 Min Read

Empty pews are seen in a file photo at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Washington. A new study from Pew Research Center released Dec. 15, 2025, looks at the various reasons why Americans, including Catholics, leave their faiths -- with most who exit their childhood religious traditions doing so by age 30. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Pew report reveals why some Americans, including Catholics, leave their childhood faith

Gina Christian|Dec 15, 2025|7 Min Read

A woman fills out her ballot at an early voting station in Green Bay, Wis., March 19, 2025. (OSV News photo/Eric Cox, Reuters)

Pew Research surveys role of religion in how Americans vote

Catholic News Agency|Sep 11, 2025|3 Min Read

Late evening sun illuminates rock formations at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 23, 2020. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Think you know the 'nones'? Pew study reveals nonreligious adults' nuanced beliefs

Gina Christian|Sep 4, 2025|5 Min Read

A young woman prays at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago May 8, 2025. The Pew Research Center released a June 16, 2025, analysis of U.S. Catholic life. (OSV News photo/Vincent Alban, Reuters)

Nearly half of Americans have a connection to Catholicism, new report finds

Gina Christian|Jun 16, 2025|6 Min Read

Africa

World

Pew: Christianity up in sub-Saharan Africa, down worldwide due to those leaving the faith

Gina Christian|Jun 9, 2025|6 Min Read

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, celebrates Mass at the National Prayer Vigil for Life Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 23, 2025, the evening before the annual the March for Life. (OSV News photo/Mihoko Owada)

Pew: Catholics who attend Mass weekly more likely to oppose changes to the Church

Catholic News Agency|May 1, 2025|2 Min Read

Women pray during a Mass with Holy Year pilgrims from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Diocese of San Bernardino, Calif., and St. Agnes School in St. Paul, Minn., at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 17, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

World

20 percent of adults have left their childhood religion in many countries, study shows

John Lavenburg|Mar 26, 2025|4 Min Read

A woman prays during a Spanish-language candlelit Mass celebrated on the eve of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas, at St. Joseph Church in the Staten Island borough of New York Feb. 1, 2025. A new study from Pew Research shows a leveling off in the decline of the number of U.S. residents identifying as Christian. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Pew: US Christianity downturn leveling, but Catholics suffer 'greatest net losses'

Gina Christian|Feb 26, 2025|5 Min Read

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