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Americans' confidence in higher education has fallen below the majority level since 2015, from 57% to 48%.

The selection of Pope Francis as the Person of the Year by TIME magazine has brought our attention to the Catholic church, its leadership, and its relevance to the world. One of the key factors that prompted TIME's editors to select Pope Francis ...

A majority of Americans, 61%, support allowing daily prayers in classrooms, slightly below the level of support found in 2001. Three in four Americans support graduation prayers and student religious groups using school facilities.

Gallup trends show that in many respects, public opinion in the former East and West Germany is converging.

Americans' belief in five religious entities -- God, angels, heaven, hell and the devil -- have all edged down since 2016, continuing a longer-term trend.

More than four in 10 Americans (43%) now say pornography is morally acceptable, a seven-percentage-point increase from last year.

Christians' reluctance to back a presidential candidate who is gay, an atheist, a socialist or Muslim may limit these candidates' chances nationally. Nonreligious Americans' coolness toward evangelicals dampens their chances.

A new study reveals that the expectations and experiences of the world's young people are interrelated but not the same.

Public confidence in U.S. institutions is down to a new low in Gallup's trend spanning more than four decades. Jeff Jones joins the podcast to discuss the latest findings.

Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender are significantly less religious than other Americans, a difference that is evident in religious service attendance, importance of religion, and religious identification.