Reevangelization in Lithuania. (News in Brief: Lithuania).Vilnius--The Catholic Church is aiming to reevangelize Lithuania following years of Communist rule which saw a quarter of its population killed, imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- or exiled. Lithuania has strong Catholic roots, but only 20% of the population attends church, and sects are spreading rapidly. There are only 650 priests and religious for a population of 4 million, and 200 young men studying in Lithuania's four seminaries. Prior to the Soviet period (1944-1998), there were 2,500 priests and religious. Presently, lay and ecclesial Ec`cle´si`al a. 1. Ecclesiastical. groups such as Focolare, Communion and Liberation Communion and Liberation, or CL, is a lay ecclesial movement within the Catholic Church. Overview CL grew out of the educational and catechetical methods of Msgr. Luigi Giussani, who founded the movement. , Charismatic Renewal and Opus Dei are in the country to help catechise Cat´e`chise v. t. 1. [ imp. & p. p. os> r>; p. pr. & vb. n. os> 1. and evangelize (Zenit, Jan. 12, 2003). |
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