Religions

This Pew Research Center analysis harnesses computational techniques to identify, collect and analyze the sermons that U.S. churches livestream or share on their websites each week.

Every year, we publish hundreds of reports, blog posts, digital essays and other studies. Here are some of our most noteworthy findings from the past year.

Globally, Muslims live in the biggest households, followed by Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated.

Household size and composition often vary by religious affiliation, data from 130 countries and territories reveals. Muslims and Hindus have larger households than Christians and religious “nones,” influenced in part by regional norms.

Catholics have less confidence in their clergy's advice than Protestants – and are less likely to claim a close relationship with clergy.

A look at how supporters of European populist parties stand out on key issues, from the European Union to Putin.

The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip, with both Protestantism and Catholicism experiencing losses of population share.

Many across Western Europe and the U.S. would be willing to accept Muslims as family or as neighbors. Yet there is no consensus on whether Islam fits into these societies.

A decline in U.S. refugee admissions comes at a time when the number of refugees worldwide has reached the highest levels since World War II.

Atheists and agnostics know more about religion than most other religious groups, while those with no particular religion are among the least knowledgeable.