7+ hour ago  (494+ words) Feb 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM EST Debate over the location of a long-lost temple has been rekindled by the discovery of a mysterious inscription at the base of a column in the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Homs, Syria. Known in antiquity…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (655+ words) Newsweek has created maps showing the most and least religious states, amid nationwide religious decline, with Mississippi the most and Vermont the least. The maps are based on the Pew Research Center's publishing of several visual illustrations, based on its…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (647+ words) The United States is in the "second stage" of a transition from being religious to secular, a study shows. This "second stage" refers to when "the importance of religion declines in people's personal lives," according to the paper "The Three…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1079+ words) The United States is one of many countries struggling with declining birth rates and this is partly because more people are abandoning religion, population and religion experts told Newsweek. There are many reasons for people all over the world having…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (993+ words) New data from Pew Research Center shows a decline in the number of countries where Christians are in a majority between 2010 and 2020. While most countries still have Christian majorities'with more than half the people in those countries identifying as Christians'there…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (477+ words) There is no question: Antisemitism is on the rise. From acts of mass violence, to efforts to marginalize or target Jews in schools, on campuses and in other key spaces, this threat is real. It comes alongside a broader rise…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (573+ words) Christians, the world's largest religious group, have one of the lowest global retention rates among major religions, a new report has found. A Pew Research Center report published last Thursday found that fewer Christians hold on to their religion than…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (549+ words) Islam grew faster than any other major religious group globally from 2010 to 2020, according to estimates released on Monday from Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based think tank. Over the period, the number of Muslims worldwide increased by 347 million compared to 122 million…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (670+ words) The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that workers will have less difficulty seeking religious accommodations, though broader implications for employers and employees are yet to be determined. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies'please refer to the original content....