Some Dutch churches to skip Mass due to energy costs, priest shortage
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters Rocketing energy bills and a shortage of priests have driven a Dutch Roman Catholic Diocese to cut down on religious services in some churches. The southern Diocese of Roermond, which oversee roughly 290 churches in the province of Limburg, wrote to its parishes last week to encourage some to periodically skip Mass, […]
Clergy shortage grows to more than 3,000 Catholics for every priest, Vatican data shows
Vatican CityRNS Catholic missions are struggling amid dwindling vocations and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by the Vatican ahead of the World Mission Day this Sunday. The number of priests and ordained leaders has dropped significantly, especially in Europe and America, according to the report issued on Friday by the Vatican Congregation for […]