{"id":54002,"date":"2026-01-05T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54002"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:24:41","slug":"catholic-church-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-church-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00e4chst die katholische Kirche? Ja, am schnellsten in Afrika"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes, and fastest in Africa. The Vatican counted just over 1.422 billion Catholics at the end of 2024, up 1.14 percent from about 1.406 billion in 2023, which kept Catholics at 17.8 percent of the world&#039;s population. In Europe the number of Catholics rose only 0.8 percent, and the number of priests fell. The Vatican counts the baptized, so each of those numbers began with someone at a font. A century ago about two-thirds of the world&#039;s Catholics lived in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Catholics numbered 1.422 billion in 2024, up 1.14 percent. Africa grew fastest; Europe barely grew and has fewer priests, and U.S. parishes are declining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-54002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38974,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/infographic-how-many-catholics-are-there-in-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":54002,"position":0},"title":"Infographic: How many Catholics are there in the world?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mai 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This article aims to answer the question \"how many Catholics are there in the world?\" by examining the most up-to-date numbers available.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Facts &amp; Stats&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Facts &amp; Stats","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/facts-stats\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The fall of Jericho, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00299.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00299.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00299.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00299.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2430,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholicism-religion-or-denomination\/","url_meta":{"origin":54002,"position":1},"title":"Is Catholicism a Denomination? 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