(RNS) — The number of Latin Americans who say they are not affiliated with a religion has long been steadily increasing. And over the past decade, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey, the ...

(The Conversation) — Protestant churches’ growth in Latin America gets lots of attention, but another important shift is happening, too: people leaving organized religion altogether. (The Conversation ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Catholicism in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade, while a growing ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Several months after he assumed leadership of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made his first trip overseas. It was back home to Latin America, where the Argentine pontiff celebrated ...

Catholicism in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade, while a growing percentage of adults identify as religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or ...

(The Conversation) — Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may continue that legacy. (The Conversation) — Pope Leo ...

There are many religious groups around the world that are not presented separately in this report due to their relatively small size and the limitations of national censuses and other data sources.

Today, churches are being designed not only as spaces for worship but also as cultural and architectural landmarks. This shift is largely influenced by religious buildings from other traditions, which ...

Catholicism in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade, while a growing percentage of adults identify as religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Catholic affiliation has plummeted across six major Latin American countries over the last decade, while the ...