Double Helix
For most Americans, new research says, family comes first
By Yonat Shimron — November 20, 2018
(RNS) — But among those who do find a great deal of meaning in their religious faith, more than half say it is the single most important source of meaning in their lives.
Is American religion exceptional? Maybe, maybe not
By Yonat Shimron — November 19, 2018
(RNS) — Dueling sociologists can't agree on whether the most intensely religious segment of the American population is shrinking.
Vatican stargazers look for divine inspiration
By Josephine McKenna — May 24, 2017
(RNS) — 'The observatory exists to show the world that the Catholic Church supports science,' says Brother Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer from Detroit who is also the observatory’s director.
Pope urges scientists ‘never to fear truth’
By Josephine McKenna — May 12, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Francis sent a personal greeting to researchers discussing black holes, gravitational waves and assorted scientific questions at the Vatican Observatory.
More education means less religious commitment — unless you’re Christian
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 26, 2017
(RNS) There are some exceptions to the popular thought that the more educated Americans are, they less religious they will be, according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center.
Pope Francis embraces technology in an unexpected TED Talk
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 25, 2017
(RNS) His virtual appearance at the conference makes Francis the first pope to give a TED Talk, and it highlights his willingness to reach beyond the Vatican walls and to embrace science and technology.
Einstein’s faith and ours
By David Dark — April 24, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) For those of us who imagine creative nonconformity is essential to the evolution of any and all souls, Einstein goes before us as a kind of saint, the geek boy who lived.
New planets raise old questions
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 6, 2017
(RNS) The discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby dwarf star, Trappist-1, is raising lots of questions with religious implications.
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