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Thursday, November 14th, 2024
A recent study by research company Censis for the Italian Bishops’ Conference reveals that, while 71% of Italians identify as Catholic, fewer than half attend church regularly and individualistic approaches to faith are on the rise. The report, released just before Italy’s first Synodal Assembly, highlights a shifting landscape in Italy’s religious practices and challenges Read more
Tags: Christianity, Faith, Induvidualism, Italy, religious affiliation
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Monday, October 21st, 2024
More than a century and a half ago, Christian missionaries from the West brought the Gospel message of Jesus Christ to the peoples of Africa. One of the inherent weaknesses of this evangelisation process was the imposition of Western ways of believing and thinking on the African people of God. However, since every church is Read more
Tags: Africa, Benin World Mission Sunday, Missionaries
Posted in Analysis and Comment, Great reads | Comments Off on We must evangelise Africa by and for Africans
Monday, October 21st, 2024
Is the Church in decline? Some might draw that conclusion looking at data from the 2023 census. Reporting the results, one media headline said, “More than half the population has no religion”. It went on saying that the proportion of people with ‘no religion’ has increased from 48.2 per cent in 2018 to 51.6 per Read more
Tags: Census data, church attendance, COVID-19
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Monday, October 21st, 2024
A third of Catholics in England and Wales have reduced their Mass attendance due to concerns over the child sexual abuse crisis within the Church, according to a new report. In response, Bishop Paul Mason, lead bishop for safeguarding in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has vowed to ensure the Church is Read more
Tags: Attitudes of Catholics in England and Wales to Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church, Bishop Paul Mason, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Durham University’s Centre for Catholic Studies, Mass Attendance, Pope Francis apology
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Monday, October 21st, 2024
State and church tension has been reignited in France over the dismissal of a high-profile principal. This has aggravated the debate over religious expression in French schools. Following weeks of protests, Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris has spoken out in defence of this freedom of expression. Principal dismissal sparks tensions The dismissal of Christian Espeso, Read more
Tags: Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, Catholic schools, Christian Espeso, Diocese of Bayonne, Education, France, French Ministry of Education, Immaculate Conception High School, Philippe Gaudin, Public Education, Religious Expression, Religious freedom, Religious tensions, Secularism, State and Church
Posted in Great reads, World | Comments Off on Catholic principal’s firing sparks state and church tension
Monday, October 21st, 2024
Cardinal Victor Fernandez, head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office, issued an apology on Friday after missing a critical meeting of a synod group focused on women’s roles in the Church. The absence, confirmed to the National Catholic Reporter by multiple sources, triggered frustration among some delegates. Fernandez absence sparks discontent Fernandez was notably absent on Read more
Tags: Cardinal Fernández, Synod on synodality, Women, women in church, Women's diaconate
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Monday, October 21st, 2024
Success in Wellington was celebrated on Friday at the 2024 Wellington Address at Pipitea Marae. Brian McGuinness, the Wellington Company, Erskine Chapel Restoration, Doug Hauraki and Adrian Orr were acknowledged. The event acknowledged the exceptional contributions of four of the city’s most influential business leaders who have helped Wellington’s business community prosper. Lifelong dedication to Read more
Tags: Adrian Orr, Brian McGuinness, community leadership, Doug Hauraki, Erskine Chapel, heritage restoration, LT McGuinness, Wellington, Wellington business
Posted in Great reads, New Zealand, Top Story | Comments Off on Brian McGuinness and Erskine Chapel upgrade honoured