Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by ...

Many around the globe think spells or curses can affect people’s lives. Far fewer say they consult fortune tellers or ...

Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to ...

Large majorities around the world say they believe in God. Read about beliefs in spiritual presence “beyond the natural world ...

By some measures, the world’s most religious countries are mostly in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan ...

In nearly every place surveyed, half or more say life after death is likely. Fewer believe in reincarnation or that ancestral ...

Nearly all Americans say the federal government has a responsibility to provide a strong military and secure the nation’s ...

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...

In 2023, 18% of adults ages 25 to 34 were living in a parent’s home. Young men were more likely than young women to do so (20 ...

Across 35 countries, there are some disconnects between how people rate the importance of free expression and how free they ...

Most Americans say the U.S. should give humanitarian aid to other countries, and majorities endorse aid supporting economic ...

Americans generally say the U.S. is respected and that it's economy and military are powerful, but they think its global ...