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Why do some people stay in their religion and others leave? A new Pew report has some clues.

Why do some people stay in their religion and others leave? A new Pew report has some clues.

by News Feed Editor | Dec 15, 2025 | Religion

(RNS) — Americans who had a positive religious experience as kids are most likely to keep the same faith as adults. Those who had negative experiences are most likely to change faiths or give up on religion. And while a majority (56%) of Americans still identify with...
Pope Leo’s first Vatican Christmas crèche carries message of peace

Pope Leo’s first Vatican Christmas crèche carries message of peace

by News Feed Editor | Dec 15, 2025 | Religion

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV unveiled his first crèches, or Nativity scenes, as pope on Monday (Dec. 15), a longtime tradition signaling the start of Christmas festivities at the Vatican.  The crèche in St. Peter’s Square, visible to tourists and pilgrims...
White Christian clergy running for Congress as Democrats face skeptics in their own party

White Christian clergy running for Congress as Democrats face skeptics in their own party

by News Feed Editor | Dec 15, 2025 | Religion

(RNS) — The Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister and Democratic state senator in Iowa, has beaten Republican candidates in three state senate races going back to 2020. Next fall, she hopes to unseat GOP Congressman Zach Nunn in national midterm elections,...
Undeterred by Sydney attack, Chabad defiantly celebrates Hanukkah around the world

Undeterred by Sydney attack, Chabad defiantly celebrates Hanukkah around the world

by News Feed Editor | Dec 15, 2025 | Religion

(RNS) — The horrific shooting on a Sydney, Australia, beach celebration marking the first night of Hanukkah was not the first time terrorists have attacked the international Hasidic Jewish movement known as Chabad, which held Sunday’s (Dec. 14) candlelighting event on...
Pope criticizes prison overcrowding during special Mass for inmates, guards and families

Pope criticizes prison overcrowding during special Mass for inmates, guards and families

by News Feed Editor | Dec 15, 2025 | Religion

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final event of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year. The Vatican said an estimated...
Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza

Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza

by News Feed Editor | Dec 15, 2025 | Religion

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory’s south. Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed Saad. It said a civilian vehicle had been...
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