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February 13, 2013 - ABC News
ABC: Pope Benedict XVI Resigns: Church growing in third world, but European cardinals control power
As Catholics across the globe begin Lent, many look toward Rome and wonder if the Vatican will break with tradition and choose the first pope from outside Europe in modern times.
February 12, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Papacy buffeted by changes in modern world
The pope is by far the world's most visible religious figure.
February 12, 2013 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Pope resigns in historic move
Pope Benedict XVI will become the first pontiff in six centuries to resign, marking the end of a transitional papacy that focused more on theological and internal renewal and less on the broader challenges that face the Roman Catholic church at the start of its 21st century of existence.
February 11, 2013 - CNN
CNN: Poll: Most American Catholics have positive views of pope's leadership
American Catholics woke up Monday to the news that the head of their church, Pope Benedict XVI, would resign at the end of the month "because of advanced age."
February 11, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Opinion: Time for an American pope?
Over the millennia, innovation has not been a hallmark of the Vatican and the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church -- especially when it comes to choosing a CEO.
January 13, 2013 - NPR
NPR: Losing our religion: The growth of the 'nones'
This week, Morning Edition explores the "nones" — Americans who say they don't identify with any religion.
January 12, 2013 - The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun: 10 trends in global religion
Many predicted religion would die out as secularism spreads around the planet. But so far they've been wrong, mostly.
January 09, 2013 - CNN
CNN: The spiritual but not religious likely to face mental health issues, drug use, study says
Can being spiritual but not religious lead to mental health issues?
January 03, 2013 - BBC
BBC: Spiritual, but not religious
Spirituality is a common term these days, used by Prince Charles, and by the Archbishop of York as a way of stepping beyond religious divides.
December 23, 2012 - The Denver Post
Denver Post: LDS scholars: "Mormon moment" could expand into cultural shift
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on track to grow in a way that will change the religious complexion of the United States, social scientist and LDS convert Mark Koltko-Rivera says.
December 18, 2012 - PBS Newshour
PBS: Median age of faithful is clue to future of religion worldwide
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a new study Tuesday, "The Global Religious Landscape," that provides a comprehensive look at religious affiliation by country and worldwide.
December 18, 2012 - AFP
AFP: Christians most populous of world's religions
Christians are the world's biggest religious group, numbering some 2.2 billion people, according to a study released Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
December 18, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: "No religion" third world group after Christians, Muslims
People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world's faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus.
December 18, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Study finds one in 6 follows no religion
A global study of religious adherence released on Tuesday by the Pew Research Center found that about one of every six people worldwide has no religious affiliation.
December 18, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Faiths and the faithless
RELIABLE data on the age and whereabouts of the religious and irreligious are hard to come by, which makes a new report on the topic from the Pew Research Centre welcome.
December 18, 2012 - CNN
CNN: 5 takeaways from new Pew survey on global religion
The world is religiously diverse and overwhelmingly faithful, according to a study released Tuesday by The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
December 17, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Survey: Perceptions of Mormons mostly unchanged
The perception of Mormons in the U.S. changed very little even though the religion received unprecedented attention this year with Republican Mitt Romney running for president.
October 09, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: As Protestants decline, those with no religion gain
For decades, if not centuries, America's top religious brand has been "Protestant." No more.
October 09, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Number of Protestant Americans is in steep decline, study finds
For the first time since researchers began tracking the religious identity of Americans, fewer than half said they were Protestants, a steep decline from 40 years ago when Protestant churches claimed the loyalty of more than two-thirds of the population.
October 09, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Who are the ‘Nones’?
More than 13 million atheists and agnostics and nearly 33 million claim no particular affiliation.
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