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How Many Catholics Are There in the World? The Catholic Church Reaches a Record of 1,422 Billion. These Are the Data from the 2026 Pontifical Yearbook - ZENIT

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(ZENIT News – OMPress / Rome, 03.30.2026).- The 2026 edition of the Pontifical Yearbook, the official publication that compiles the organizational structure, institutions, and members of the Church both in Rome and worldwide, has just been released. The percentage of Catholics worldwide remains stable at around 17.8%, totalling 1,422 billion Catholics. The 2026 Pontifical Yearbook and the 2024 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, compiled by the …
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ZENIT - English broke the news in on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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