Why do some people stay in their religion and others leave? A new Pew report has some clues Americans who had a positive religious experience as kids are most likely to keep the same faith as adults. Bob Smietana | Religion News Service December 30, 2025
Priest says sisters slated for deportation are Christians who could face persecution by Iran “We all feel a wound in our body of Christ, knowing what’s happening to them,” said Fran Gardner-Smith. Jack Jenkins | Religion News Service December 29, 2025
Opinion In Advent, Isaiah has a political message for us Thomas J. Reese | Religion News Service December 24, 2025
Wider World White Christian clergy running for Congress as Democrats face skeptics in their own party Malcolm Foster | Religion News Service December 23, 2025
Books In ‘Famished,’ Anna Rollins links the deprivation of purity culture and diet culture Kathryn Post | Religion News Service December 22, 2025
Advent ICE Nativity scenes: Churches reimagine Christmas story amid deportations Jack Jenkins | Religion News Service December 17, 2025
News Decline of religion remains stalled, says new Pew report. But there’s no revival yet. Bob Smietana | Religion News Service December 16, 2025
Art How a tiny London church is inviting passersby to be part of its new cultural mission Yonat Shimron | Religion News Service December 15, 2025
News African Christian leaders and health nonprofits seek to fill gaps after USAID cuts Fredrick Nzwili | Religion News Service December 10, 2025
Opinion Pope Leo gave a crucial Advent message during Middle East visit Thomas J. Reese | Religion News Service December 8, 2025
