A snapshot of the latest figures available on the
world's Catholic population reaffirms what's been
known for years, the growth of the Church is shifting
East as it decreases in the West.
According to the 2012 Pontifical Yearbook, the most
recent report on the status of the world's Catholics,
there are 1.196 billion Catholics, or one of every six
people in the world.
world's Catholic population reaffirms what's been
known for years, the growth of the Church is shifting
East as it decreases in the West.
According to the 2012 Pontifical Yearbook, the most
recent report on the status of the world's Catholics,
there are 1.196 billion Catholics, or one of every six
people in the world.