<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/westmont-news/study-finds-immediate-benefit-churchgoers.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>09/02/2024</pubDate><title>Study Finds Immediate Benefit to Churchgoers</title><excerpt>Regular weekend attendance to a religious service creates an immediate increase in positive emotions as well as a decrease in negative ones, according to a new study of U.S. adults. Researchers found there was no change in the emotional well-being of non-regular attendees.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_900w/public/PrayerChapelService.jpg" alt="Prayer Chapel Service"/>
        </image><caption/><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...</description></item>