By the Numbers: How the Catholic Church Has Changed During Pope Francis’ Pontificate

By the numbers: How the Catholic Church has changed during Pope Francis’ pontificate

Pope Francis was elected to the papacy 10 years ago, on March 13, 2013. How has the worldwide Catholic Church changed since then?

By the Numbers: How the Catholic Church Has Changed During Pope Francis’ Pontificate

Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis at his weekly Wednesday audience in St. Peter's Square June 26, 2019. ‘The Church and Pope Francis and bishops have had to try to navigate their way through some really challenging demographic changes as well as the pandemic.’

By the numbers: How the Church has changed during Francis' pontificate - The Catholic Leader

HOW has the worldwide Catholic Church changed since Francis was elected to be pope 10 years ago? Statistically speaking, the Church has grown, keeping pace with and even exceeding overall world population growth. The total number of Catholics worldwide grew from ​​1.253 billion in 2013 to 1.378 billion in 2021, an increase of nearly 10%. […] The post By the numbers: How the Church has changed during Francis’ pontificate appeared first on The Cat…

By the numbers: How the Catholic Church has changed during Pope Francis’ pontificate

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Mar 13, 2023 / 03:00 am Pope Francis was elected to the papacy 10 years ago, on March 13, 2013. How has the worldwide Catholic Church changed since then? Statistically speaking, the Church has grown, keeping pace with and even exceeding overall world population growth. The total number of Catholics worldwide grew from ​​1.253 billion in 2013 to 1.378 billion in 2021, an increase of nearly 10%. During the same pe…