KIM LAWTON, correspondent. In accepting the Republican nomination for president Thursday, Governor Mitt Romney talked more personally about his religion than he has so far on the campaign trail. Describing his background, Romney specifically mentioned his membership in the … More →

August 31, 2012

“I think right from the beginning of our republic, we’ve been torn by this tension between individualism and community…But I think we too often tell our story almost entirely on the individualistic side,” says author and commentator E. J. Dionne. More →

July 6, 2012

“Rick Santorum is a very particular kind of Catholic…A lot of Catholics don’t see themselves in him, and a lot of people actually don’t even know that he’s Catholic. Most people assume he’s an evangelical,” says Religion News Service editor in chief Kevin Eckstrom.
know that he’s Catholic. Most people assume he’s an evangelical.” More →

March 9, 2012

The dean of Yale Divinity School reflects on Lent, poverty, public policy debates, and the moral obligations of people of faith. More →

March 10, 2011

What did people of faith think about President Obama’s State of the Union address? Watch our panel of religion analysts assess the speech. More →

January 27, 2011

Join our discussion of the most anticipated religion and ethics news stories in the year ahead. More →

December 30, 2010

Watch our annual reporters roundtable on the most important religion and ethics news of the past year. More →

December 22, 2010

The Republican Party made significant gains with Catholic voters as well as white Protestants. Did the Democrats give up on religious outreach? More →

November 5, 2010

The Republican victories this week were also a victory for the Christian right, says this history professor. More →

November 5, 2010

“The Democrats’ faith outreach in 2010 hasn’t been anything like it was in 2008…They really needed to ramp up their faith outreach, and they haven’t done that.” More →

October 29, 2010