http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The pope's official Twitter account, which has more than two million followers in nine languages, will close next week when Benedict XVI leaves office, Vatican Radio said Friday. http://phys.org/news280821296.html Technology Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:55:01 EST news280821296 Catholics are less generous than other American Christians, according to a study recently published by the University of Notre Dame's Catholic Social and Pastoral Research Initiative (CSPRI). http://phys.org/news278058377.html Other Sciences Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:50:02 EST news278058377 (Phys.org)—The percentage of Americans who say they are strong in their religious faith has been steady for the last four decades, a new study finds. But in that same time, the intensity of some religious groups has surged while others—notably Roman Catholics—has faded. http://phys.org/news273221501.html Other Sciences Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:51:47 EST news273221501 (AP)—He already has a billion followers. Now, Pope Benedict XVI will join the Twitter-sphere, tweeting from a personal account along with the world's celebrities, leaders and ordinary folk. http://phys.org/news271614943.html Technology Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:35:50 EST news271614943 (Phys.org) -- Many people have it in their hearts to be generous, but what motivates their actions? http://phys.org/news259473915.html Other Sciences Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:05:48 EST news259473915 A new, unprecedented national survey of African American Catholics by University of Notre Dame researchers reveals several significant insights into individual religious engagement and identifies several notable demographic trends facing the church. The survey was sponsored by the National Black Catholic Congress and Notre Dame's Institute for Church Life and Office of the President. http://phys.org/news240753161.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:01 EST news240753161 Research from the University of Warwick suggests the 19th Century 'protestant work ethic' could have given the economies of northern Europe a head start on their southern neighbours, and is still shaping popular northern European feeling that rankles against bailing out struggling southerners. http://phys.org/news236510159.html Other Sciences Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:16:13 EST news236510159 While religious service attendance has decreased for all white Americans since the early 1970s, the rate of decline has been more than twice as high for those without college degrees compared to those who graduated from college, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://phys.org/news233120751.html Other Sciences Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:46:06 EST news233120751 The royal wedding raises concerns about rules of succession that reflect centuries-old prejudices against women and Catholics. But changing them will be a logistical nightmare, writes George Williams, UNSW’s Anthony Mason professor of law. http://phys.org/news223277703.html Other Sciences Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:35:21 EST news223277703 A teenage saint whose 750-year-old mummified body lay for centuries in a church in central Italy probably died of a congenital heart defect, scientists said Thursday. http://phys.org/news195414066.html Other Sciences Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:41:27 EST news195414066 (PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. church attendance rates have held relatively steady over the past three and a half decades, a new study shows. But the makeup of the nation's congregations has undergone significant changes during that same time. http://phys.org/news190295315.html Other Sciences Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:20:05 EST news190295315 (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has entered the world of social networking sites and smartphones with a Vatican portal that includes Facebook and iPhone applications. http://phys.org/news162199056.html Technology Fri, 22 May 2009 08:17:59 EST news162199056 US opinion on abortion has shifted with, for the first time in nearly 15 years, a narrow 51-percent majority identifying themselves as "pro-life," according to a new Gallup poll published Friday. http://phys.org/news161612604.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 13:23:54 EST news161612604