Is the German-speaking Church turning a corner?

Is the German-speaking Church turning a corner?

The number of people formally leaving the Catholic Church in Switzerland fell significantly in 2024.The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Chur, Switzerland. Credit: Slightlym/wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0.According to figures published Sept. 26 by the Swiss Institute of Pastoral Sociology in St. Gallen, a total of 36,782 people formally left the Church in Switzerland last year, out of a total population of almost three million. That’s 46% fe…