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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Author: All -- clergy, religious, laity -- must take Church leadership

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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Author: All — clergy, religious, laity — must take Church leadership

July 29, 2019January 21, 2026

By Mark Pattison | Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON — The Catholic Church could suffer from millions of people walking away from it unless all of its members, from ordained clergy to laity and everyone in between, take part in leadership to revitalize the Church and its parishes, according to author Chris Lowney, the board chair of…...