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In 2005, the Catholic Church in Africa, including Eastern Catholic Churches, embraced approximately 135 million of the 809 million people in Africa. In 2009, when Pope Benedict XVI visited Africa, it was estimated at 158 million. [3] Most belong to the Latin Church, but there are also millions of members of the Eastern Catholic Churches.
Sep 9, 2019 · Pope Francis began a three-nation Africa tour last week, and for good reason. Africa has the fastest-growing Catholic population on the planet, which is projected to reach nearly 350 million by ...
The African Church is still young, with many of its families being only in their third or fourth generation of Catholicism. (7:46) “In some ways Africa is still the early Church, insofar as African people have learned to appropriate the truths of Christianity in a way that’s comfortable to them.” (Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C., 8:24 ...
Jan 31, 2023 · To explain this papal journey, Le Monde highlights the stakes of African Catholicism in five questions. Statistically, is Africa the fastest-growing continent when it comes to Catholicism ...
Sep 10, 2019 · Early Catholic history in Africa. Although Catholicism in Africa expanded dramatically under European colonialism in the 19th and 20th centuries, the church’s roots in Africa go back to its ...
Jan 16, 2023 · This visit comes at a defining moment in what is regarded as a fairly progressive papacy. Pope Francis has convened a worldwide consultation on the future of the Catholic church. This consultation ...
Feb 12, 2023 · Africa is home to nearly 20% of the world’s Catholics — 236 million of the 1.36 billion Catholics worldwide. And the church is growing faster here than it is anywhere else in the world. Recent ...
