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VIDEO: Number of Catholics worldwide rises to 1.3 billion

Stephanie Foleyby Stephanie Foley

According to a Vatican report of church statistics, in 2016 the total number of Catholics worldwide rose to nearly 1.3 billion, while the total number of priests worldwide rose to nearly 415,000. Find out which parts of the world have the most Catholics and the most growth in the video below:

Stephanie Foley

Stephanie Foley

Stephanie Foley serves as a Digital Media Producer at Relevant Radio®. She is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she studied journalism, and she has worked in Catholic radio for 12 years. Stephanie is a wife, a mother of three boys, and in her free time she enjoys reading, running, and really good coffee. You can find more of Stephanie’s writing at relevantradio.com and on the free Relevant Radio mobile app.