Social scientists - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:09:35 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Social scientists - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Social scientists join the dots on the Church's future https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/02/10/social-scientists-join-dots-churchs-future/ Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:55:17 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=90671 Social scientists say a number of demographic forces have been reshaping the Catholic landscape for decades. These forces are causing concern in some places, offering opportunity in others, and changing the church in ways that couldn't be decreed by synods or ecumenical councils. A new publication, Catholic Parishes of the 21st Century is providing an Read more

Social scientists join the dots on the Church's future... Read more]]> Social scientists say a number of demographic forces have been reshaping the Catholic landscape for decades.

These forces are causing concern in some places, offering opportunity in others, and changing the church in ways that couldn't be decreed by synods or ecumenical councils.

A new publication, Catholic Parishes of the 21st Century is providing an outline of a new image of parish life. Read more

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