Day: September 20, 2024

Fewer and fewer Austrians belong to the Catholic faith: 85,000 people left the church in 2023

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The number of members of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria fell from 4,733,085 to 4,638,842 in 2023. This is according to the church statistics published by the Bishops’ Conference on Wednesday. The decline of around 1.9 percent is roughly the same as the previous year. With 85,163 resignations, around 5,500 fewer people left the church in 2023 than in 2022. Income from church contributions increased slightly, from just under 500 to 511 million euros. Fewer baptisms and weddingsAccording to Kathpress, the reasons for the resignations are likely to be…

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Health study in Austria: stress and worries on the rise

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Just over one in two people feels physically and mentally healthy, but around 10 percent describe their health as “poor” to “very poor.” These are the findings of this year’s Wiener Städtische Insurance Health Study. As in previous years, the proportion of deteriorations outweighs the improvements. Slightly more than one in five people state that their mental health has deteriorated. Almost half of those surveyed take prescription medication, with over 70 percent in the mid-50s age group. Stress and worries on the riseIn the representative survey by the Gallup Institute,…

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