The newly released statistics show that the number of Catholics in Asia and Africa increased in 2019. The members of the Catholic Church increased by 15.4 million for a total of 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide. The studies show that the coronavirus pandemic does not affect faith.
The recent news reports also highlight the number of Catholic priests also increasing in Europe and the Americas. The Catholic population has stayed steady with population growth. At the end of 2019, Catholics made up 17.74% of the global population.