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Formation of Consecrated Persons in the Face of Neo-paganism in the Modern World
Mary Jane Aririguzo
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2026.04.006
Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
In his 2024 address to the Columban Associations in Italy, Pope Francis highlighted the challenge of neo-paganism in the contemporary world. The Roman Pontiff’s voice reinforced the Church’s warnings on the growing challenge of neo-paganism in the 21st century. The Church particularly emphasizes the vital role of consecrated persons in addressing the challenge. The formation of consecrated persons for the modern world is highly crucial and must be such that can properly address and effectively counter the influences of neo-paganism. It is only by equipping consecrated persons with quality and holistic formation, initial and ongoing formation, that they will be able to rise up to the task of neo-paganism in their various apostolates and places of evangelization. The paper examines the crucial role of consecrated persons’ formation in addressing the challenge of neo-paganism in the contemporary world. It explores the concept of formation, the rise of neo-paganism, the Church’s response, and the centrality of consecrated persons in this context.
consecrated persons, formation, modern world, neo-paganism
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