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Tag Archives: mass attendance
Catholic Directory, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI’s state and pastoral visit to Britain from 16 to 19 September 2010 seems to have done little to improve the religious practice of English and Welsh Roman Catholics, to judge by average weekly mass attendance over four weekends … Continue reading
Benedict Bounce
The so-called ‘Benedict bounce’, the reinvigoration of Catholic life in Britain consequent upon the state and pastoral visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland and England in September 2010, is a reality according to a press release from the Diocese … Continue reading
Thoughts on Trends in Church Attendance
The recent debate over whether church attendance has reached a plateau, hosted here, at the Church Mouse blog, and The Guardian, has been of great interest. As a religious statistician and consultant, and editor of the seven editions of Religious Trends, I’m taking the opportunity to offer additional interpretation of the data. Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, Religion in the Press
Tagged Baptist Union, Christian Research, church attendance, Church Mouse, Church of England, English church census, mass attendance, Methodist Church, Pentecostalism, Presbyterianism, Roman Catholic Church, United Reformed Church
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How Many Catholics?
As part of its coverage of the papal visit, the BBC has compiled a webpage entitled ‘How many Catholics are there in Britain?’ This will be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11297461 It brings together disparate data from several sources, in particular: Clerical … Continue reading
