Median levels of government restrictions and social hostilities rose in Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East and North Africa.

Researchers say they’ve found the most religious place on Earth. It’s between the southern border of the Sahara Desert and the tip of South Africa. Religion is “very important” to more than ...

Large shares of adults in most of the 36 countries we surveyed say religion helps society rather than harms it. 2 Most also say religion encourages tolerance, not intolerance. But people are slightly ...