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Vatican: Number of Catholics worldwide rose by 16 million in 2020

February 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Vatican City, Feb 11, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The number of Catholics worldwide increased by an estimated 16 million in 2020 to 1.36 billion, according to statistic… […]

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Number of Catholics in Asia and Africa continues to rise

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Catholics attend Mass in Ho, Ghana. / James Dalrymple via Shutterstock.

Vatican City, Oct 21, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The number of Catholics in Asia and Africa continued to grow in 2019, according to newly released statistics.The world populatio… […]

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