Opinioni
Rise in Italian Catholic Church attendance attributed to ‘Francis effect’
By Eric J. Lyman — November 11, 2013
ROME (RNS) Italy's Center for Studies on New Religions reported Sunday (Nov. 10) that around half of the 250 priests it surveyed reported a significant rise in church attendance since Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in March.
Italians question merits of Catholicism elective in public schools
By Eric J. Lyman — October 29, 2013
ROME (RNS) For the first time in history, the entire class of one Italian high school opted out of an elective on Roman Catholicism earlier this month, reopening a long-standing debate over whether state money should be used to fund a class that focuses on a single faith.
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