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Africa and Asia now account for over 20% of Catholics in the world, according to figures just released by the Holy See while, overall, the Church is keeping pace with the rate of population growth. Africa is the leading continent in the growth of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Recently, Abuna Mario Cornioli, a priest who ministers in the Beit Jala area of Bethlehem, celebrated a Holy Mass in Cremisan Valley, the city’s “green lung,” which is located along a piece of land, where Israeli authorities intend to erect a separation wall. The Mass was a way to cry out to heaven that “the time has come for justice to be made in this land and only justice can bring peace and security,” Cornioli said.
