Fides Report: Catholics are increasing worldwide, but vocations are decreasing.
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In the statistical study released on the eve of the 97th World Mission Sunday, October 22, the number of baptized exceeds 300 billion, with the number of priests, nuns, and religious growing especially in Africa and Asia, while declining elsewhere. There has been an increase among permanent deacons and minor seminarians.
Child protection, a clarification from the Italian Bishops' Conference. Cardinal Zuppi: "A solid structure and unstoppable progress in all Italian dioceses."
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Following the publication of the Report of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) details the Italian network's data and commitments: 184 dioceses involved, 103 active centers, and 42.000 people trained in two years. Cardinal Zuppi reiterates: "An unstoppable and shared journey, involving all local Churches and civil society."
The Italian Episcopal Conference's Synodal Path: The Final Document's 75 Proposals for Renewing the Italian Church
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The Final Document of the Synodal Journey, the fruit of four years of listening and discussion, proposes 75 concrete actions for a more missionary, co-responsible, and humane Church. Peace, social justice, formation, dialogue, and participation are at the heart of the proposals that will be voted on by the Synodal Assembly on October 25th.
- Third sector: Pallucchi (Forum), “Government must provide answers to non-profits on VAT and taxation”
- Europe: Eurostat, 5,8% of young Europeans live in a situation of serious material and social deprivation. In Italy it is 3,3%
- Mental health. The priorities according to Caritas Roma in a document presented to the Lazio Region
- Leo XIV: “Exemplars in a Humble Life”