Africa's population growth fuels religious expansion. As of 2023, ... Africa is already leading the Catholic Church in many regards. Most just don’t know it." Featured Weekly Ad.

Africa's population growth fuels religious expansion. As of 2023, Africa accounted for 20% of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, reflecting what the Vatican calls “a highly dynamic spread ...

Nigeria, home to one of Africa’s fastest-growing Christian populations, has also become one of the deadliest places in the ...

As Christianity declines in the West, the faith is flourishing in sub-Saharan Africa, which is seeing the fastest growth in Christianity the world over. By 2060, more than 4 in 10 Christians worldwide ...

The Catholic church in Africa – despite its exponential growth – is still treated as a “mission territory”, in need of institutional, theological, pastoral and material support from Rome.

As the Catholic Church prepares for its May 14 conclave, anticipation surges throughout Africa where many faithful harbor hopes for the first African pope in more than 1,500 years. The possibility ...

Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America are demanding climate justice for the parts of the world most affected ...

New pope heads a vibrant Catholic Church, but most growth now outside Europe. ... In 2022 and 2023, African countries saw growth of 3.3 percentage points, ...

At least 20% of global Catholic community is in Africa, which “is characterized by a highly dynamic spread of the Catholic Church,” according to a recent Vatican report.

Africa is already leading the Catholic Church in many regards. Most just don’t know it." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Catholicism in Africa: Next pope will inherit growth ...

The Catholic church faces a fundamental question as it prepares to elect a new pope. That is, whether to go back to a monarchical papacy with its pom Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...