The Church in Africa, by the numbers

Pope Francis is visiting Africa, where countries across the continent have an extremely high rate of Mass attendance and vocations. A look at the numbers.

Feb 03, 2023

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The Church in Africa, by the numbers — Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 31. Credit: Vatican Media

When Pope Francis flew from Italy to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, the pope departed from world’s fifth-largest Catholic country, and landed in the sixth largest.

Long seen as mission territory, Africa is rapidly becoming the center of gravity of global Catholi…

The Church in Africa, by the numbers

Pope Francis is visiting Africa, where countries across the continent have an extremely high rate of Mass attendance and vocations. A look at the numbers.

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