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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.
January 25, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Religion comes to Davos forum
Who created Davos, and why does it exist?
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 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 01, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Dutch blasphemy law to fall, Irish one may follow
Laws criminalizing blasphemy are set to be struck down soon in the Netherlands and may disappear in Ireland, but rising tensions in economically battered Greece seem to be reviving pressure to prosecute offenses against God.
September 23, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Religious freedom restrictions increase worldwide according to new report
Religious believers throughout the world face a rising tide of restrictions, according to a study released Thursday (Sept. 20).
September 21, 2012 - Guardian News Service
Guardian News: Religious intolerance on the rise: Research
Religious intolerance is on the rise according to research out on Friday, with restrictions on religion increasing in each of the five regions of the world.
September 21, 2012 - The Catholic News Agency
CNA: New study finds rise in religious restrictions worldwide
Hostility towards religion has risen globally, both in the form of government restrictions and social attitudes, determined a new study by the Pew Research Center.
September 21, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Restrictions on religion rise around the world: report
Legal limits and social pressures against religion have risen to the point where three-quarters of the world's population live in states where practicing their faith is restricted in some way, a new study said on Thursday.
September 20, 2012 - NPR
NPR: Pew: Religious intolerance is on the rise worldwide
Religious intolerance is on the rise worldwide, according to a new study from Pew's Forum on Religion and Public Life.
September 20, 2012 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Religious intolerance on the rise worldwide, says US report
Three-quarters of the world's human population of seven billion live under strong government curbs on religion, or among serious "social hostilities" involving faith issues, find researchers.
September 20, 2012 - CNN
CNN: Spike in religious restrictions in U.S. and world, Pew Center finds
Restrictions on religion spiked throughout the world between mid-2009 and 2010, including in the United States, says a new study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.
September 20, 2012 - United Press International
UPI: Study sees decline in religious freedoms
Even before the "Arab Spring" outbreak, North Africa and the Middle East led the world in religious hostility and restriction of religion, a new report says.
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