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Number of priests declined for first time in decade: Vatican

On: March 7, 2019

ROME, Mar 7 2019: The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while the number of priests has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to Vatican statistics. Meanwhile, the numbers of bishops, permanent deacons, lay missionaries and catechists have all increased, it said. AtContinue Reading

World population of Catholics increase by 14 million

By: Matters India

On: October 25, 2018

In: International

Vatican, Oct 25: Every year, just in time for World Mission Day, Agenzia Fides releases a report which takes stock of the world’s population of Catholics. This year, in celebration of their 92nd WMD, they announced that the Church had grown by 14 million faithful since 2015. The numbers areContinue Reading