Many are leaving their childhood religions worldwide: Pew survey

In many of the world's countries, 20 percent or more of all adults have left the religious group in which they were raised, a recent Pew Research survey has found.
A new study by Barna Group and Aspen Group has revealed that most Americans prefer traditional church architecture that reflects the beauty of God.
In many of the world's countries, 20 percent or more of all adults have left the religious group in which they were raised, a recent Pew Research survey has found.
Pope Francis came close to death and told hospital staff, "It's bad," as they battled to save his life, a doctor treating the pontiff has disclosed.
The Greek Orthodox Church's Holy Synod has denounced the content of an exhibition at the National Gallery – the Alexandros Soutsos Museum, in Athens, following a vandalism attack by an ultraconservative lawmaker.
In the twelfth year of his papacy, Pope Francis marked several key events for the Catholic Church in his 88th year while receiving treatment for bilateral pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Patriarch Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All of Palestine and Jordan, has noted fears the ancient Christian community in Gaza "has now dwindled to under 600 people."
Cutting the UK's overseas development assistance budget by billions of pounds is a "bitter blow" and is a deeply lamentable decision that will have a devastating impact on the world's poorest people, a group of church leaders have warned
The Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, has expressed the Holy See's "deep concern" over the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons, in remarks to the High-Level Segment of the UN's 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Pope Francis has completed a ninth night in the hospital, and his condition remains critical but he has no new respiratory crisis as his condition raises speculation he could retire.
The World Council of Churches head, Rev. Jerry Pillay, has said that as Feb. 24 marked the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there is sadness that the war continues without any immediate signs of an end urging a 'sustainable peace."