Church attendance. (France).A recent survey in the French Catholic daily La Croix La Croix is a French, Roman Catholic, daily newspaper. It is published in Paris and distributed throughout the country, with a circulation of just under 100,000. It is neither explicitly liberal or conservative on major political issues, but follows the Church's position has shown that about 75 percent of French citizens have never read the Bible, and around 50 percent say they adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. no faith. Only one in ten Catholics attends Sunday Mass. France will have fewer than 10,000 Catholic priests This is an annotated list of men primarily known for their work as Catholic priests. Catholic priests who are mostly known for their non-priestly work should be placed on other lists. by 2005, compared to 45,000 in 1945. But there is also good news for the Church in France: adult baptisms, which currently average 9,000 a year, are up on previous years, and there has been a marked increase in people seeking retreats at more than 300 monasteries and convents around France. Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger Aaron Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger (French pronunciation:  ) (September 17, 1926 – August 5, 2007)[1] [1] was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. of Paris said he was optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op . "Urbanisation has caused a spectacular break in cultural continuity and disrupted traditional religious customs," he told a Polish newspaper on October 21. "But there are signs in our Church of a deeper spiritual effort, of a Christianity which is no longer routine, but freely chosen and creative" (The Tablet, Nov. 17/01). |
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