Britain’s ‘Quiet Catholic Revival’ Is Lay-Driven, Mostly by Young Men

[Michie]

‘The question now facing the institutional Catholic Church is: Can its hierarchy catch up with what the Holy Spirit is doing?...’​

CANTERBURY, England — Reports of a “quiet revival” within the Catholic Church in Britain have been drawing widespread attention over the past week as parishes up and down the country witness ahead of the Easter celebrations a steady growth in interest and attendance, especially among the young.

“The Extraordinary Resurgence of the Catholic Faith in Britain” read a headline in The Daily Telegraph; “Catholics Outnumber Anglicans Two to One Among Gen Z Churchgoers,” read another in The Times, while the website Anglican Ink asked, “Is England Becoming Catholic Again?”

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Britain’s ‘Quiet Catholic Revival’ Is Lay-Driven, Mostly by Young Men

‘The question now facing the institutional Catholic Church is: Can its hierarchy catch up with what the Holy Spirit is doing?...’

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[RileyG]

Glory to God! As a person of English descent who visited England twice, this warms my heart! My great-great grandparents were immigrants from England and Catholic.