Posts Tagged ‘Immigrant Catholic communities’

Christian churches in crisis

Thursday, September 5th, 2024
Churches

Declining and ageing congregations, crumbling buildings and fewer clergy mean some traditional Christian churches are reaching a crisis point. Earthquake-prone churches are common and so are smaller congregations. Declining attendance The most recent data on religious affiliation from the 2018 census shows 48.2 percent of us have no religion. The “nones” group is growing: the Read more

Not ‘yesterday once more’ for diocesan Catholic priests

Thursday, October 12th, 2023
NZ catholic priests

At the week-long National Assembly of Diocesan Catholic Priests in Rotorua, Brisbane’s Archbishop Mark Coleridge dropped a rock in the pond. Coleridge told the Catholic priests that changes were happening, that there would be more of them and that it was important to be prepared. Coleridge suggested that ministry as a Catholic priest was not Read more