Religions

The vast majority of Americans still believe in God, but there are strong signs that many are less certain about this belief than in years past.

Making up just 0.5% of U.S. adults, Seventh-day Adventists are extremely devout and are one of the country's most diverse religious groups by race and ethnicity.

Our new report finds that whether U.S. adults are becoming more or less religious depends, in part, on how religious observance is measured.

There has been a modest drop in overall rates of belief in God and participation in religious practices. But religiously affiliated Americans are as observant as before.

There has been a modest drop in overall rates of belief in God and participation in religious practices. But religiously affiliated Americans are as observant as before.

62% of U.S. Catholics think the church should allow Catholics who have been divorced and remarried without an annulment to receive Communion.

Religion and science have often been seen as being in conflict. But are religious faith and the scientific enterprise really at odds with each other?

Pope Francis has generated goodwill toward the Catholic Church among many Americans across the political spectrum. But Democrats and liberals are especially likely to say they have a more positive view of the Church because of Francis.

Nearly nine-in-ten Hispanic Catholics (88%) say that undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements should be able to stay in the U.S.

Almost nine-in-ten U.S. Catholics believe that some actions are offensive to God, but many American Catholics don't agree with church teachings on what constitutes sinful behavior.