Bishop Strips Hospital of Catholic Status After Abortion

"http://abcnews.go.com/Health/abortion-debate-hospital-stripped-catholic-status/story?id=12455295."

Survey: For many, Jesus Isn't the Reason for the Season

"Come-all-ye-partiers trumps O Come, All Ye Faithful for more than one in three people asked about their Christmas activities in a survey by LifeWay Research, a Nashville-based Christian research organization."

Prayer Helps Victims of Domestic Violence Vent Anger, Up Self-Worth

"In a study of victims of violent relationships with intimate partners, U.S. researchers found prayer helped them vent their anger."

Prayer Relieves Mind in Many Ways, Study Finds

"Getting on your knees and looking to the heavens may really bring comfort during tough times, new research finds."

More Protestant Churches Feel Economic Pain

"More than a third of churches surveyed said donations dropped in 2010, and overall donations were down 3%, according to LifeWay Research, a Nashville-based religion research organization."

Among the Evangelicals

Interesting Chronicle of Higher Education Article

Dutch Catholic Church Faces 2,000 Abuse Allegations

"The Roman Catholic Church is still struggling to cope with the fallout of sex abuse scandals from Germany to the U.S., but it now faces a flood of damaging new allegations from the Netherlands."

Why Religion Breeds Happiness: Friends

"As important as your religious beliefs may be to you, they don't necessarily make you happier, a new study in the American Sociological Review finds. What does make you more satisfied with your life, the study finds, is having friends at your congregation and a strong religious identity."