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 ...

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” ...

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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 ...

Is secularism on the brink? Of collapse? Of wild success? Or, more modestly, of at least starting an essential conversation? A crucial aspect of any secular renaissance, he argues in his book and ...

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 ...