Religion News Service reporters Adele Banks and Jack Jenkins reflect on a pivotal year in which faith communities played a ...

The most persistent story about American religion in 2025 was the possibility of revival among Generation Z. It’s a narrative ...

In many Western contexts, organized religion is declining, often due to hypocrisy, politicization or shallow faith. But ...

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America’s story begins with people fleeing religious persecution. Its founders understood that without freedom of belief all ...

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Editor's note: This story is part of a series about the Class of 2027 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle. You can read more about our methodology and limitationshere, or read all of our ...