Herald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
The Archdiocese of St Louis, the largest and oldest in Missouri, is in the midst of a major pastoral planning initiative dubbed All Things New, announced last May. An as-yet undetermined number of the current 178 parishes in the archdiocese will close or merge in the next three years, in an effort the archdiocese says will better use its resources for evangelisation.
Fr Chris Martin, a St Louis native who is overseeing the All Things New process, said that one of the reasons for the process is a priest shortage on the horizon. The archdiocese is not currently starved for priests — in fact, it has a better priest-to-parishioner ratio than the national average and one of the highest in the country for a diocese its size.
Fr Martin also stressed a distinction: Just because there are currently enough archdiocesan priests to provide pastoral care for all the people in St Louis, that doesn’t mean they have enough priests to care for all the parishes that currently exist. Already, the priest population in St Louis is stretched thin because of the high number of parishes that must be maintained.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pope Francis: Illness and suffering can help us discover what really matters in lifeHerald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Read more »
Vatican blames ‘failure in communication’ for Anglican service in pope’s church in RomeHerald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Read more »
A sculpture of Jesus at Rome’s airport is taking travelers by surpriseHerald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Read more »
Sri Paus berdoa: Semoga Paskah tembusi kegelapan peperanganHerald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Read more »
Gereja bakal rai Hari Datuk, Nenek, Warga Tua kali ketigaHerald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Read more »
Pergelutan dalam melahirkan harapanHerald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Read more »