Washington Times

Southern Baptists say giving, baptisms up in 2021, but attendance, number of churches down

The nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, saw an increase in the number of baptisms last year along with a rise in donations. Congregations affiliated with the ...
America Magazine

Vatican yearbook counts 1.3 billion Catholics—17.7% of the global population

Pope Francis baptizes a baby during a Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in this file photo from Jan. 8, 2023. According to the Vatican's Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2021, the Catholic ...
National Catholic Reporter

Vatican statistics show decline in baptisms, clergy, religious, worldwide

The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican ...
America Magazine

Vatican stats: number of Catholics and deacons up, but priests, nuns and baptisms down

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, ...