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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:09 PM

Published 11/02/2009 by Zenit


Church Attendance Rises as Economy Falls

Irish Institute Reports Resilience of Young Mass-Goers

DUBLIN, Ireland, NOV. 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- More people are going to Church more often during the economic recession, the Iona Institute for Religion and Society reported today.

David Quinn, director of the Dublin-based institute, told ZENIT...

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...explained that "because Ireland is overwhelmingly Catholic we can safely assume the great bulk of the increase is being experienced by the Catholic Church."
Church Attendance Rises as Economy Falls [Zenit - 11/02/2009]
He noted that "the only big change in Ireland over the last 12-18 months has been the economic collapse" leading researchers...
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