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Health care, terrorism and jobs topped Americans' concerns in 2015, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. The survey reveals that six years after passage of President Barack Obama's signature Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (widely known as Obamacare), 63 percent of Americans
religion
After witnessing the overwhelming popularity of Star Wars, director Francis Ford Coppola told George Lucas he should start his own religion.
Massachusetts
BOSTON – In 2009, Rick Ferris had just sold his packaging business. The New England entrepreneur was searching for his next opportunity, one that would provide a way to express how his faith was woven into his life in business. In June of that year, Ferris came across an ad for
Faith
(RNS) — Part of the appeal and notoriety that Pope Francis gained during the first two years of his pontificate came from his penchant for using his cellphone to call people out of the blue, from a struggling single mother to his cobbler back in Argentina to an ostracized bishop, and
England
A recently released report published by the Woolf Institute's Commission on Religion and Belief in Public Life at Cambridge University recommends substantial changes to the way religion is treated in the British Isles. Shrouded in the language of "pluralism," the report, entitled "Living With Difference:
population
WASHINGTON – The numbers of people without a religious affiliation are increasing in some countries. But some demographers project that the global population will be more religious, not less, for one simple reason: religious believers tend to have more babies. The growth in the religiously affiliated population is "largely about
Faith
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace agreements for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured and praising the countries that have taken in their refugees.
Massachusetts
CAMBRIDGE – If newcomers to Boston need to find a place of worship, a quick Google search can reveal some options, be it mosque, temple or church. But for a more holistic view of the Hub's spiritual resources, Harvard University researchers can offer the fruits of 25 years of
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