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Number of priests declined for first time in decade: Vatican

2019-03-07
By: Matters India
On: March 7, 2019
In: Religious

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

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