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a surprising spiritual curiosity is emerging among young people — especially around the Bible itself.

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The new Patriarch of Georgia and global Orthodoxy

The Synod has elected the three candidates to succeed Ilia II, who had led the Georgian Church since 1977. The candidate with the most votes was the 57-year-old Metropolitan Shio, who had in fact already served as regent alongside the elderly patriarch for ten years. But this transition is extremely delicate, because in a deeply polarised country and against the backdrop of the clash between Moscow and Constantinople, the Georgian Orthodox Church is not merely choosing a person or a development programme for its future.

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Catholics No Longer Go to Confession, Even Though They Desire It. Recent Study Reveals Why

Only 23% of Catholics go to Confession at least once a year, according to a recent survey by the «Catholic Pulse Report.» Unless priests themselves prioritize this Sacrament — in terms of parishioner outreach, formation of their parishioners, daily time dedicated to the Sacrament, and by going to Confession themselves frequently — the situation will not improve.