{"id":54002,"date":"2026-01-05T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54002"},"modified":"2026-09-23T07:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:37:50","slug":"catholic-church-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholic-church-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"La Chiesa cattolica sta crescendo? S\u00ec, pi\u00f9 velocemente in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. 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. Africa grew fastest. In Europe the number of Catholics rose only 0.8 percent, and the number of priests fell. How many Catholics are there in the world? The Church&#039;s own count comes from two annual Vatican publications, the Annuario Pontificio (Pontifical Yearbook) and the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae\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\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/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\/it\/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":"Maggio 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\/it\/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":54823,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/facts-statistics-roman-catholic-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":54002,"position":1},"title":"Facts &#038; Statistics  &#038; statistics about the roman catholic church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover essential facts and statistics about the Roman Catholic Church, including its history, membership, and global influence.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Facts &amp; Stats&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Facts &amp; Stats","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/facts-stats\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Moses and the burning bush, in the style of Michelangelo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00122.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00122.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00122.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00122.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1754,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholicism-denominations\/","url_meta":{"origin":54002,"position":2},"title":"Are There Catholic Denominations? 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