According to statistics released on Friday by the Vatican, the number of Catholics worldwide increased by an estimated 16 million in 2020 to 1.36 billion. The rise was in line with global population growth in the year that the coronavirus pandemic swept the planet, reported Vatican News, the online news portal of the Holy See. Read more
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Catholic population in Iceland doubles in 10 years
Friday, March 14th, 2014The number of Catholics in Iceland has doubled in the last 10 years. According to L’Osservatore Romano, 11,000 Catholics in the north Atlantic nation are served by eight priests and 40 religious, many of whom are young. Continue reading
Catholics in Brazil decline sharply in number
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Census figures revealing a sharp decline in Catholic numbers in Brazil have been released a year ahead of Pope Benedict’s planned visit to attend World Youth Day 2013. Out of 191 million Brazilians, 123.2 million define themselves as Catholics — more than in any other country in the world. But in the 10 years to Read more