The first pope to resign was Celestine V, born Pietro Da Morrone, who was living the life of a pious hermit when he was elevated to the papacy in 1294, in his 80s, to break a two-year deadlock in the ...

The story you tell yourself about your afterlife affects your present life in subtle ways. Our beliefs about what happens to us after we die have shaped religions, cultures and personal philosophies.

Our beliefs about what happens after death have shaped religions, cultures, and personal philosophies. A 2021 survey found that in the United States, 83 percent of adults believe in an afterlife, ...

Religious service attendance at age 12 emerged as the top predictor of adult afterlife belief, especially in secular societies, while childhood adversity and maternal bonds also played subtle roles.

Pew Research Center conducted this study to estimate how many Americans have connections with Catholicism, to measure religious beliefs and practices among U.S. Catholics, and to explore what ...