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Vatican statistics show global imbalance in ratio of Catholics per priest

 

A priest is pictured in a file photo accepting offertory gifts during Mass at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Yaounde, Cameroon. (CNS photo/Saabi, Galbe.Com)

Vatican statistics show global imbalance in ratio of Catholics per priest

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Feb 18, 2022  ncr

The number of Catholics and of Catholic men and women who devote their lives to serving them continues to grow in Africa and Asia, Vatican statistics show, but pastoral ministry is still much more readily available to Catholics in Europe.

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