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South Korea: The Catholic Boom Is Over

The number of Catholics in South Korea will grow by no more than 0.2% by 2021, compared to 3% a few years ago. Catholics make up 11.3% of the population. The average age of the faithful is increasing …More
The number of Catholics in South Korea will grow by no more than 0.2% by 2021, compared to 3% a few years ago. Catholics make up 11.3% of the population.
The average age of the faithful is increasing and after Covid-19, Sunday Mass attendance fell from 18.3% in 2019 to 8.8%, AsiaNews.it (May 1) writes.
Last year, there were 883 students in diocesan seminaries and 254 in religious orders, 28.4% less than in 2011.
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Aaron-Jozef
Een blijkbaar te moderne Rooms Katholieke kerk. Traditionele Rooms Katholieke kerken groeien voortdurend.
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Kenjiro M. Yoshimori
Let's give another big round of applause for "The Francis Effect". It has had a long run, hopefully almost done.
Ultraviolet
Let's give another big round of applause for "The Blame Francis For Everything Effect". It has had a long run, hopefully almost done.
philosopher
Good point, it's that Frances is an effect and not the cause of modernism in the Church.