U.S. high schoolers are less likely now than in the past to say they want to get married someday. And a smaller share today say that they’re very likely to have children if they do get married, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the University of Michigan. (Braga, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreAfter decades of fierce controversies over sexuality and theology in the Anglican Communion, some leaders of a conservative coalition say it’s time to make a final break from what has long been one of the world’s largest Protestant church families. That would make a slow-growing Anglican schism complete — if it happens. (Smith & Muhumuza, AP News)
Read MoreToday, 40% of all babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried women, a dramatic increase since 1960, when they made up only 5% of births. Increasingly, they are women over 30…. This group has swelled in number by over 140% in the last three decades, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Gogoi & Lee, NPR)
Read MoreMany Americans may have lost faith in organized religion, but according to recent data, they still love the Good Book. As of September, Bible sales were up 11% this year over 2024, part of a continuing boom in Bible sales. That includes 2.4 million sold in September 2025 as part of a surge that coincided with the death of conservative Christian activist Charlie Kirk. (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe Apostolic Palace hosted more than 100 actors, directors, producers and writers, whom the Pope greeted as “witnesses of hope, beauty and truth” in today’s world. (Yan, The Telegraph)
Read MoreIn humble rural churches and tall urban cathedrals across the country this weekend, Catholic priests and parishioners reflected on the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. (Bonamo et al., The New York Times)
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