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The number of priests in Italy will drop by a third over the next two decades, according to a survey for the country’s bishop’ conference. The survey showed the average age among Italy’s 32,990 diocesan priests had been kept at 60, thanks to the arrival of 1,500 younger clergy from abroad. However 42% of priests were over 65, and around one in ten currently quit the priesthood after ordination.
Church	The Universe – 20th November 2005



A BBC survey has found that not only are church congregations falling, but out of 67% who consider themselves Christian, only 17% go to church.
Church	The Church of England Newspaper – 18th November 2005



The Church of Scotland carried out a survey in 2003, which found that 90% of its leadership is male, but males made up only 10% of its congregations. The Baptist Union of Great Britain found that 39% were men and 61% women, although just 9% of accredited ministers were women.
Church	The Baptist Times – 3rd November 2005



There are 56,000 faith communities in the UK, of which 48,000 are churches.
Church	The Universe – 13th November 2005



The Number of men in England and Wales training to be priests has increased for the third successive year.
Church	The Universe – 13th November 2005



Up to 30,000 children under 12 have left the Baptist churches in just two years, according to figures recently released by the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB). After remaining stable at around 100,000 since 1990, the total fell by nearly 30,000 from 2002-2004, to around 65,000.
Church	The Baptist Times – 6th October 2005



The number of Catholics is increasing in number in all continents except Europe according to new data issued by the Vatican. Figures show that at the end of 2003, the number of Catholics had grown by more than 15 million worldwide, with the portion in Africa increasing by 0.34%, America by 0.17%, Asia by 0.03% and Oceania by 0.37%. However, Europe’s proportion of Catholics decreased by 0.31%. Europe did see an increase in diocesan seminarians.
Church	The Universe – 30th October 2005



Up to 30,000 children under 2 have left Baptist churches in just two years, according to figures recently released by the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
Church	The Baptist Times – 6th October 2005



The total membership of all the denominations will fall from 9.4% of the population to under 5 by 2040, and 18,000 more churches will have closed.
Church	The Daily Telegraph – 3rd September 2005



By 2040 there will be nearly twice as many Muslims at prayer in mosques on Friday as Christians worshipping on Sunday. The average age of Christian congregations will have risen to 64 as the young abandon the churchgoing habits of older generations in the face of growing secularisation.
Church	The Daily Telegraph – 3rd September 2005



Britain’s Churches will be well on the way to extinction by 2040 with just 2% of the population attending Sunday services. If current trends continue, churchgoing will plummet by two thirds over the next three decades while Islam will mushroom.
Church	The Daily Telegraph – 3rd September 2005



Only some 7-8% of the population today are regular churchgoers. This population is ageing and the proportion is declining.
Church	The Universe – 28th August 2005



The US has some 40% who go to church regularly compared to the UK’s 7.5%.
Church	The Church of England Newspaper – 22nd July 2005



Less than 8% of people attend Sunday worship in any week. Less then a quarter are members of any church, and fewer than a tenth of children attend a Sunday school. In most counties of England the non-church goers represent over 90% of the population.
Church	The Briefing – August 2005



In 1980 there were 36,000 ministries in the UK, the large majority ‘stipendiary’, that is, paid for their work, and most of whom were full-time. By 2020 the number is projected to drop to 32,000, an annual decline of -0.3% per annum.
Church	Prophecy Today – July / August 2005

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