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Rise in Italian Catholic Church attendance attributed to ‘Francis effect’

By Eric J. Lyman — November 11, 2013
ROME (RNS) Italy's Center for Studies on New Religions reported Sunday (Nov. 10) that around half of the 250 priests it surveyed reported a significant rise in church attendance since Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in March.
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