Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

Africa now has more Catholics than Europe. The Vatican’s latest statistics put Africa’s Catholic population at 288 million, slightly ahead of Europe’s 287 million.

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1. 2026-10-16 10:50 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
2. 2026-10-16 11:32 UTCCyprus Mail same text as Straits Times · cyprus-mail.com ↗
3. 2026-10-16 15:47 UTCAfricanews · africanews.com ↗

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