New Perspectives For The Reuse Of Catholic Churches In Europe: From A Common Problem To A Common Good

The redundancy of places of worship is emerging in Western Europe as a crucial challenge in the field of law and religion in the coming decades. With 600,000 places of worship scattered throughout Europe, it is easy to understand the impact on different religious and civil communities. Examining three traditionally Catholic countries, namely Belgium, France and Italy, the issue presents itself as a common problem, albeit in various stages of seriousness and addressed in different ways. Because of secularisation, of the reduction in the number of priests and the demographic crisis, buildings in... Mehr ...