On the occasion of the 99th World Mission Day, to be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 19, with the theme “Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples,” the Vatican news agency Fides presented some statistics ...

The number of Catholics worldwide rose by approximately 13.7 million, reaching a total of 1.389 billion, by 2022, the most recent figures available, according to the latest statistics released by the ...

In one of his first interviews as Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff discussed with NBC News’ Lester Holt the impact that a first-ever American pope may have in the United States, where data ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil, the world's largest Roman Catholic country, saw its Catholic population decline further in 2022 while evangelical Christians and those with no religion continued to ...

The Archdiocese of Louisville could close or merge several Catholic churches as part of its Parish Planning Process, which ...