Developing the Role of Laity in Catholic Churches: Plans and Goals

Catholic Parishes, Commitment & Belonging, Leadership, Multicultural Congregations, Process Frame, Race & Ethnicity, Theology Frame

The Catholic Archbishop of southeastern Wisconsin, Jerome Listecki, issued a declaration shifting priorities within the archdiocese, according to an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The declaration states that local bishops will work to support social justice issues that strongly affect minorities, including poverty, immigration, and gun violence.

Research in Congregations: National Congregations Study, Wave 3

Attendance, Culture Frame, Race & Ethnicity, Ritual & Worship, Surveys, Technology & Internet

The results from the 2015 version of the National Congregations Study  (NCS) cover many topics, so this article  limits the discussion of the changing religious landscape on five issues: “more ethnic diversity, more acceptance of gays and lesbians, increasingly informal worship styles, declining size (but not from the perspective of the average attendee), and declining denominational affiliation” (Chaves…