The Australian Catholic Church and the Public Sphere: World Youth Day 2008*

Halter, Nicholas

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9809.2012.01176.x

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“…Researchers of the Catholic Church draw attention to the consequences of WYD, including the identified cases of conversion, greater involvement in religious practices or generating leadership or inspiration so important for the young, thanks to the special atmosphere of WYD (Mason, 2010; Singleton, 2011). Others, like Halter (2013), point at the renewal of the position of the Catholic Church in the public sphere and better image of Catholics. Simultaneously, quantitative data proving a slowdown of the secularisation process among young Catholics are lacking.…”

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confidence: 99%

Projectification of a global organization – case study of the Roman Catholic Church

Jałocha

Góral

Bogacz-Wojtanowska

2019

IJMPB

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand projectification processes of the global organization, based on the example of the Catholic Church’s activities. The Catholic Church is the oldest and the largest international organisation to be assessed also from the longue durée perspective. The Church as both a large and supranational organisation and a religious community has carried out a lot of social tasks. A part of its activity relating to the Church’s basic mission is carried out in these days in the form of various projects. In this paper, the authors demonstrate that seemingly unchanging structure, such as the Catholic Church, based on a determined hierarchy, strict principles and rules of conduct, is affected by the projectification processes. Design/methodology/approach The authors chose the method of a single case study. To analyse the projectification processes in the Church, the authors focussed on flagship mega-events of WYD programme, from which the following were selected: Rome (1985), Manila (1995), Sydney (2008), Rio de Janeiro (2013) and Krakow (2016). Findings The study demonstrates that organisational projectification processes can have a real impact on the strategic changes in the global organisation. Under the influence of significant projects, organisations can change internally and also redefine their way of interacting with the stakeholders. Projectification at the same time is a change and leads to it. The research also shows that projectification of a global organisation can intensify internal learning processes. On the one hand, “projectification agents” transfer project practices to various regions of the world, and, on the other, draw on local practices. Therefore, the projectification process is not simply transplanting the project “virus” into new places, but also a process of change and adaptation to the stimuli flowing from the environment. Originality/value The particularities, the distinctiveness of the projects of the Catholic Church can be an inspiration for others realizing projects. The experience of the Catholic Church in the implementation of WYD can be valuable for organisations implementing other projects that require involvement and activation of many, diverse stakeholders, for example, charitable projects or the so-called community engagement projects implemented by large international organisations, such as the World Bank, UNICEF, the UN, the Red Cross or humanitarian projects organised by NGOs in different parts of the world.

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Projectification of a global organization – case study of the Roman Catholic Church

Jałocha

Góral

Bogacz-Wojtanowska

2019

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“…2012 ;Halter 2013). WYD in Rio de Janeiro was described among others by de França et al (2014) and Gonzalez et al (2019), while the latest WYD, held in Krakow, was widely discussed by Polish researchers in individual articles and detailed reports (Jackowski et al 2016;Kozak and Pęziński 2016;Nowotny 2016;Bogacz-Wojtanowska et al 2016;Borkowski 2017;Seweryn 2018).…”

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World Youth Day 2016 in the Archdiocese of Lodz: An Example of the Eventization of Faith

Bik

Stasiak

2020

Religions

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The organization of numerous religious mass events of international, or even global, reach is a phenomenon of the early 21st century. It is sometimes termed “eventization of faith”. This article presents a multifaceted analysis of the initial stage of the World Youth Day in 2016, which took place in the Archdiocese of Łódź (Poland). While multiple scholarly publications have been written about World Youth Day (WYD) itself, its first part of preparatory nature, the so-called “Days in Dioceses”, has not been studied yet. The authors of this paper used a wide array of research methods, such as participant observation, questionnaire (official statistics concerning 10,000 pilgrims), pilot survey (258 respondents), and analysis of media reports (over 100 films and 30 articles). The analysis of the organizational method of such a major religious event leads to a conclusion that it is a complex logistic undertaking, which requires professional preparation and implementation by a team of specialists in different fields as well as an army of deeply involved volunteers and public services employees. Over 10.2 thousand young pilgrims (mostly at the age of 15–29) participated in the youth meeting in the Archdiocese of Łódź; apart from spiritual motives (strengthening faith, meeting Pope Francis, following in the footsteps of St. John Paul II) they exhibited strong social (willingness to be in the community of believers, making new friends), recreational and tourist (visiting Poland) needs as well. In view of the hermetic and low-budget character of World Youth Day, its impact on the economy of the region was deemed negligible. Above all, the event played a promotional and image-building part, which perhaps in the years to come will result in an increase in visits of foreign tourists to Łódź.

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“…In other words, the main goal of WYD is to teach the participants about their faith, to strengthen it, and to share it with people from around the world (Rymarz 2007;Singleton 2011). Through WYD, the Roman Catholic Church addresses contemporary problems such as pluralisation, secularisation, and the privatisation of religion (Halter 2013;Norman and Johnson 2011).…”

Section: World Youth Daymentioning

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‘There are two types of faith’: exploring young Portuguese people’s participation in world youth day

Cardoso

Silva

Medina

2022

Journal of Beliefs & Values

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The present study aimed to examine the significance of young Portuguese people's experiences of participating in a global Catholic event, the World Youth Day, by discussing their motivations and learning opportunities. World Youth Day is seen as a major experience full of many small experiences that become part of the lifelong process of socialisation. These may include nonformal and informal educational experiences. The literature has pointed to the religious/spiritual significance of the event, but other aspects have yet to be studied. The present study used a mixed-methods methodology that included a questionnaire (N = 1,351) and 20 semi-structured interviews, to Portuguese young people participating in the event. The results showed that the religious/spiritual dimension was important as motivations and effects, but cultural and social aspects were also very relevant. Membership of a Catholic youth group was crucial in the decision to participate and to the process of learning to live with others. The Pope appeared as a central figure in the event, and the way he communicated with participants enhanced their sense of belonging to the Catholic Church.

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The Australian Catholic Church and the Public Sphere: World Youth Day 2008*

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Projectification of a global organization – case study of the Roman Catholic Church

Projectification of a global organization – case study of the Roman Catholic Church

World Youth Day 2016 in the Archdiocese of Lodz: An Example of the Eventization of Faith

‘There are two types of faith’: exploring young Portuguese people’s participation in world youth day

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