church attendance
Evensong sees a surge even as British church attendance declines
By Catherine Pepinster — August 30, 2017
(RNS) — From Westminster Abbey to small parish churches, the evensong service in Britain is attracting growing crowds of locals and tourists alike — some who come just for the music and atmosphere, others who appreciate the spirituality as well.
It’s no longer Sunday best for the Church of England
By Catherine Pepinster — July 14, 2017
LONDON (RNS) — But will they convince young people it’s a 21st-century institution they want to join?
Study: Changes in racial composition lead to decline in church attendance
By Kimberly Winston — May 10, 2016
(RNS) Does higher diversity lead to lower attendance in churches? A new study says yes.
Why greater diversity may (temporarily) thin out your pews
By Tobin Grant — April 27, 2016
Congregations that grow in diversity may decline in attendance.
The US: One nation not quite under God
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 11, 2016
(RNS) Long viewed as the most religious developed nation, America is slipping toward secularism, like the rest of the West, a new study finds.
‘Hands off my church’ petition plays on French worries about Islam
By Tom Heneghan — July 15, 2015
PARIS (RNS) A casual suggestion by a Muslim leader that unused French churches be turned into mosques has created a national outcry.
Utah highest, Vermont lowest on newest church attendance poll
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — February 19, 2015
(RNS) Mormons put Utah on top, with 51 percent of Utah residents attending church weekly, the highest in U.S., according to a new Gallup poll.
Poll: Americans stretch the truth on attending church
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 17, 2014
(RNS) The survey finds many Christians -- and unbelievers, too -- will exaggerate about attending worship in live phone interviews. However, when asked in an anonymous online questionnaire, people will answer more realistically.
Rise in Italian Catholic Church attendance attributed to ‘Francis effect’
By Eric J. Lyman — November 11, 2013
ROME (RNS) Italy's Center for Studies on New Religions reported Sunday (Nov. 10) that around half of the 250 priests it surveyed reported a significant rise in church attendance since Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in March.
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