An Ecumenical Ministry in the Parish of St Patrick's Catholic Church In San Diego USA

米国サンディエゴの聖パトリックカトリック教会教区におけるエキュメニカル宣教

Friday, January 12, 2024

How Brazilian megachurches became global church planters

US pastors struggle with post-pandemic burnout. Survey shows half considered quitting since 2020
The Associated Press: Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning their jobs, according to a new nationwide survey.


FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024
Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will
The Associated Press: In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement Thursday refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples and asserting that such unions are “contrary to the will of God.”
Church without God: How secular congregations fill a need for some nonreligious Americans
The Conversation: Atheist churches serve many of the same purposes as religious churches. Their growth is evidence that religious decline does not necessarily mean a decline in community, ritual or people's well-being.
How Brazilian megachurches became global church planters*
Christianity Today: Satellite congregations are popping up wherever a critical mass can be found, from Florida to Portugal to Kazakhstan.
Georgian Orthodox Church calls for Stalin religious icon to be changed
BBC: The icon depicts scenes from the life of St Matrona of Moscow, a 20th Century Russian visionary and healer. In one, the Russian Orthodox saint can be seen blessing Stalin.
A new biblical epic, ‘The Book of Clarence,’ captures the political side of the messiah
Religion News Service: An irreverent biblical comedy counters decades of whitewashed and stiff-necked biblical narratives.

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