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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Declining Mass attendance raises questions
In 2007, the ACBC commissioned a project, Catholics who have stopped attending Mass, which focused on once active Catholics who had ceased participating in Mass and their parish, and the interpersonal, cultural and societal factors that led to their disengagement with liturgy and ecclesial life.
National survey shows Australia’s Catholics are online and multicultural
In May 2021, when the most recent survey was conducted, just over 53,000 people attended Mass celebrated in a language other than English each weekend, which represented 13.6 per cent of all Mass attenders – a rise of 3.3 per cent since the last count in 2016.
Who’s in the Pews: What the 2021 NCLS found about who’s at church and who is positive about it
The proportion of church attenders born overseas has risen over time according to results from the 2021 National Church Life Survey (NCLS). Photo: Michelle Tan.
Young adult
church attenders are most likely of any age group to report they are fully
confident their local church can achieve what it has set out to do, according
to results from the 2021 National Church Life Survey (NCLS).
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NCLS Research presents free Webinar on ‘Who’s in the Pews?’
A free webinar will present a demographic picture of Australian churchgoers based on the results from the latest National Church Life Survey, plus practical reflections from a panel of ministry practitioners.
