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The changing face of the churchgoer: How are Armagh churches attracting parishioners?

'No one will deny that there is a decline in regular Mass attendance, but I think there's probably less of a decline in people's relationships with God...'

Ven. Elizabeth Cairns (Church of Ireland) and Father Barry Matthews (Roman Catholic)

If you were to go into most churches in Co. Armagh, and indeed across Northern Ireland, you would probably encounter a common plea: 'We could always do with more people in through the doors'. It's no secret that less people these days seem to belong to a church....

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