Cardinal Kevin Farrell has said priests must find ways of reaching families who no longer come to Mass, warning that the transmission of faith in the home is weaker than in previous generations and is contributing to a sharp fall in sacramental participation.
Writing after a Vatican seminar on marriage, faith and priestly formation, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life said bishops visiting Rome have repeatedly spoken of the difficulty of making contact with baptised families who have drifted away from the practice of the faith.
