Africa’s supposed Catholic ‘boom’ is not what you might think it is
While the number of Catholics appears impressive, Africa given as an example of the Church’s secure health is a polished myth masking deeper challenges.
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Articles tagged Mass Attendance
New secular study finds Vatican II triggered a decline in Catholic Mass attendance worldwide
Economic research found that religious service attendance in Catholic nations significantly decreased compared with all other countries beginning in 1965, the final year of Vatican II.
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40 of 61 Catholic parishes in city of Baltimore slated for closure
The Archdiocese of Baltimore cited low Mass attendance, maintenance costs and 'multiple unmet opportunities' as the cause of the widespread closures in one of the oldest Catholic hubs in America.
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Italy faces catastrophic collapse of Catholic faith as Mass attendance falls to 10% or below
The steady, even accelerating, decline in the practice of the Catholic faith among Italians is detailed in a new study published by Professor Luca Diotallevi of the University of Rome.
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Tabernacle left exposed during Catholic church demolition symbolizes widespread abandonment of God
The presence of St. Cuthbert’s tabernacle amid the church wreckage highlights the fact that it is God Himself Who is primarily abandoned with church closures.
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FULL TEXT: Bishop Strickland on the importance of learning to engage in redemptive suffering
'Christ is our example of how to suffer, and He will teach us as we unite our sufferings to His. He promises that His grace is sufficient and available to all.'
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Catholic actress Patricia Heaton challenges Fr. James Martin’s advice to keep Masses, homilies short
'The mass is the opportunity to receive the actual body and blood of Christ. When you surround that miracle with bad 70’s music and shallow, childish homilies that aren’t intellectually stimulating or spiritually challenging, you lose people,' the Hollywood star said on X.
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Cristiano Ronaldo makes sign of the cross during match in Saudi Arabia where Christian acts are illegal
While Cristiano Ronaldo still identifies as Catholic and publicly professes a belief in God, he currently has a live-in girlfriend in contradiction to Church teaching.
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Over 500,000 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2022 amid sex abuse scandals, Synodal Way
According to the German Bishops’ Conference's annual statistical report, a record 522,821 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2022, reducing the overall Catholic population to under 25 percent of the nation.
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Nigeria ranks #1 among all countries in Mass attendance despite massive persecution: report
Researchers also found that poorer nations were more likely to report higher levels of Mass attendance than wealthier countries.
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