Canada set to lose 9,000 church buildings.

National Trust for Canada has recently released a report projecting that out of some 27,600 current church buildings a full 1/3 will be closed or demolished within 10 years.

At stake is not simply religious adherence, but a significant change to the built fabric of communities and social identities which depend on a sense of heritage and place.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/losing-churches-canada-1.5046812

James Hadley, OblSB

James Hadley is a priest in the Church of England. He previously taught Liturgical Art and Architecture, as well as church design, at the Catholic University of America, Rome Campus. He lectured in Faith and Culture for the Rome summer program of the Australian Catholic University. He has published in Anaphora, Studia Liturgica, Ecclesia Orans, Material Culture Review, as well as the Irish Theological Quarterly. In addition to his parish ministry he works as a liturgical artist and designer. James has a special interest in immigration issues in Europe, traveling regularly to the island of Lampedusa with clergy and students to raise awareness of human trafficking.

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