Der Kampf gegen Kirchenaustritte: Wie ein Pfarrer für mehr Engagement plädiert

Die Kirchenmitgliedszahlen schrumpfen – auch in der Oberpfalz. Regionaldekan und Priester Manfred Strigl aus Windischeschenbach erklärt, wie Menschen wieder Zugang zur Kirche und zum Glauben finden können.

von Lisa Sebald

Dekan und Priester Manfred Strigl.

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