According to recent Vatican data released by Agenzia Fides, the global Catholic population grew by more than 13.7 million in 2022, reaching nearly 1.39 billion. This growth highlights the continued expansion of the Church in most parts of the world despite a notable decline in Europe. Africa led the global increase, with its Catholic population Read more
The number of new Catholics grew by an estimated 14 million from 2015 to 2016. As of 2016 about 1.3 billion of the world’s 7.35 billion people identified as Catholics. Despite the millions of new Catholics, the global catholic population fell by 0.05 percent due to the number of deaths and conversions to other faiths, Read more
(RNS) A new report mapping the Catholic Church’s more than 1.2 billion souls — on track to reach 1.64 billion by 2050 — holds some surprises. And not all bode well for the church’s future as it faces major demographic and social shifts. “Global Catholicism: Trends & Forecasts,” released Monday (June 1) by the Center Read more