Cerfia reported that, according to the latest statistics published by the Vatican, Africa had surpassed Europe for the first time in the number of Catholics, with 288.3 million faithful compared to 287.2 million. The African continent had thus become the second in the number of Catholics, behind the Americas, which had 678.9 million. According to Cerfia, Africa had gained 7.58 million faithful in one year, compared to 911,000 in Europe. The Catholic Church had a total of 1.422 billion faithful worldwide, accounting for 17.8% of the global population. #Catholicisme #Afrique #Vatican (translated)


