Are Catholic turning a corner in Switzerland, Germany and Austria? Or is the Church there still on the rocks?

The number of people formally leaving the Catholic Church in Switzerland fell significantly in 2024. According to figures published Sept. 26 by the Swiss Institute of Pastoral Sociology in St. Gallen, a total of 36,782 people formally left the Church in Switzerland last year, out of a total population of almost three million. That’s 46% fewer Church “exits” than in 2023. A downward trend in departures is also evident in Germany and Austria…

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