Article 20 of Japan’s constitution, written in 1946, states the following: “Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No religious organization shall receive any privileges from the State, nor ...

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) On June 19, ...

According to an important 2001 survey, 44 percent of American Jews by religion claimed to be “secular,” or “somewhat secular.” I repeat: 44 percent! The next religious group to embrace the “secular” ...

Consider Pope Benedict’s reply to an Italian journalist’s question during his flight to the United States about the plausibility of the American political model: “What I find fascinating in the United ...

About 20 years ago, there seemed to be a prevailing consensus (maybe more of a prevailing hope) that America was slowly becoming a more secular society. That’s not to say that religion wasn’t a very ...

Pope Leo XVI meets with members of the European Parliament’s Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV’s ...

The American public sphere is blessed with many religious experts. In the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis, pundits reminded us that Christianity enjoins the welcoming of refugees. Many of the same ...