Christianity

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.

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.

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

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.

Just 31% of U.S. Catholics believe that the bread and wine used in Communion become the body and blood of Christ. Nearly seven-in-ten say the Eucharist is symbolic.

A declining share of Canadians identify as Christians. Most Canadians say religion’s influence in public life is waning in their country.

A majority of U.S. adults say recent reports of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church reflect problems that are still happening.

More than 15 years after U.S. bishops pledged “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, reports of previously unpublicized misconduct continue to receive wide media coverage.