Publications

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Mexico today for his first visit to a Spanish-speaking country in Latin America. Approximately 8.8% of the world’s Catholics live in Mexico, the second largest Catholic population in the world.

A majority (55%) of people who support Rick Santorum for the GOP presidential nomination say there is too little expression of religious faith and prayer by political leaders; just 24% of Mitt Romney’s backers agree.

The Republican presidential frontrunner was the target of significant criticism from bloggers last week in response to his remarks on Planned Parenthood and Rush Limbaugh as well as a column he wrote in 2009.

Study Provides Rare Window into Religion Behind Bars   Washington, D.C. –From the perspective of the nation’s professional prison chaplains, America’s state penitentiaries are a bustle of religious activity. According to “Religion in Prisons: A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains,” a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, […]

According to a Pew Forum survey of professional prison chaplains, America’s state penitentiaries are a bustle of religious activity. Chaplains say that efforts by inmates to convert other inmates are common and that at least some religious switching occurs. And chaplains overwhelmingly consider religion-based programming an important aspect of rehabilitating prisoners. Watch a video from […]

According to a Pew Forum survey of professional prison chaplains, America's state penitentiaries are a bustle of religious activity. The Pew Forum hosted an event to discuss the survey’s key findings with journalists, policymakers and experts who have worked with the correctional system.