Yonat Shimron
Study: Most Americans are spiritual but a growing number say they are not religious
Americans have been abandoning organized religion in droves and while some have walked away from religion altogether, a distinct group of Americans now call themselves "spiritual but not religious."
Franklin Graham tours devastation in Israel, commits to helping rebuild
Israel has been the beneficiary of millions of dollars from Christian charities and a flood of volunteers. Samaritan's Purse is among them.
Survey: Mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants
Mainline clergy are more supportive than their congregants of LGBTQ rights, more likely to have opposed the overturn of Roe v. Wade and less likely to believe America is in danger of losing its culture and identity.
Are white evangelical pastors at odds with their congregants? A new study says no
A new study shows white evangelical clergy are as conservative, if not more so, as the people in their churches.
Poll: Religious attendance is shrinking but those who remain are happy
In the PRRI study, 57% of Americans say they seldom or never attend religious services. Among those who do, 89% said they were proud to be associated with their congregation.
Study: Religious attendance dips slightly after pandemic
The study found the share of U.S. adults who generally say they attend religious services at least once a month dropped from 33% in 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak, to 30% in 2022.
Americans prefers Jews, Catholics and mainline Protestants over evangelicals
A new Pew Research poll finds that only 18% of non-evangelical Americans had favourable opinions of evangelicals; 32% had somewhat unfavourable. views.
Samaritan's Purse sends 52-bed field hospital to Turkey
The organization, run by founder and president the Rev. Franklin Graham, said it will also send more than 100 medical and technical staff to the ravaged region.
Poll: More Protestant pastors say the economy is hurting their churches
The survey also found that most pastors say congregational giving is in line with the previous year.
Poll: White evangelical support for Israel higher than any other Christian group
The survey of 10,441 US adults found that two-thirds of Americans express at least a somewhat favorable view of the Israeli people. Americans under 30 are more supportive of Palestinians.
White evangelicals more likely than other religious groups to oppose abortion
The only religious group that overwhelmingly opposes abortion is white evangelicals, 73% of whom say abortion should be illegal.
Franklin Graham writes to Putin, Zelensky asking for a ceasefire during Holy Week
Franklin said he was not confident he'd get a response from Putin but said he viewed the message as necessary.
Study: More congregations in the US are reopening but attendance remains flat
In churches across the US, there has been little or no rise in the number of people attending in-person religious services over the past six months.
Franklin Graham sends disaster response teams to Europe
"If this drags out for another week or two or three, the refugees could be in the millions," Graham said.
As rabbi was held hostage, his interfaith clergy colleagues gathered to help end the standoff
The congregation's rabbi is particularly well connected to the larger interfaith community and on good terms with many Muslim leaders.