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Pope calls French clergy to missionary conversion
Original: Pope calls clergy, religious of France to missionary conversion
Pope Francis has urged priests and religious in France to embrace a missionary conversion, calling on them to renew their commitment to evangelisation as the Church faces declining numbers across the country. The appeal, reported by Vatican News, frames the French Church's future around outreach rather than maintenance, with emphasis on parishes rethinking how they serve their communities.
Why now: The Vatican has issued a new exhortation-style appeal to the French Church at a time of secularisation and declining religious practice in France.
Pope FrancisCatholic Church in FranceVatican
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