France drastically reduces parishes due to declining priestly vocations

The diocese of Arras reduces its parishes from 89 to 11 to adapt to the priest shortage.

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Only 148 priests remain in Pas-de-Calais, down from 800 forty years ago.

This restructuring reflects a national crisis in vocations, despite enthusiasm for Pope Léon XIV.

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