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=== Church statistics: Catholics and Bishops ===
 
=== Church statistics: Catholics and Bishops ===
 
The number of baptized Catholics has increased globally, rising from 1.376 billion in 2021 to 1.390 billion in 2022, with a relative increase of 1.0%.The rate of change varied from continent to continent. Africa recorded an increase of 3%, with the number of Catholics rising from 265 to 273 million in the same period." https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-04/vatican-central-statistical-office-church-pontifical-yearbook.html [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 13:17, April 4, 2024 (EDT)
 
The number of baptized Catholics has increased globally, rising from 1.376 billion in 2021 to 1.390 billion in 2022, with a relative increase of 1.0%.The rate of change varied from continent to continent. Africa recorded an increase of 3%, with the number of Catholics rising from 265 to 273 million in the same period." https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-04/vatican-central-statistical-office-church-pontifical-yearbook.html [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 13:17, April 4, 2024 (EDT)
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:Due to my positive experience on Holy Saturday at a fairly historic church built in the 1800s, I plan on attending their upcoming Catholic mass on Saturday. It's a beautiful church in terms of its architecture. They used to have mass every day at this church, but that was discontinued.  I will still attend church on Sunday at another church that isn't a Catholic church, but it still retains much of the Catholic mass and early church practices. Unfortunately, most churches don't have 3 hour masses like the early church did (See: [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/what-was-a-church-service-like-in-the-second-century/ What Was a Church Service Like in the Second Century?]).  So by going to church twice on a weekend, in total length, I am getting about 2/3rds or slightly more of the early church service in terms of the length of service. It's not a perfect solution, but maybe I will go to 3 church services in future weekends.  [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 15:19, April 5, 2024 (EDT)
    
== It’s not just Ukraine who is conspiring against the US ==
 
== It’s not just Ukraine who is conspiring against the US ==
 
You can bet our so-called “allies” in Israel and Taiwan are doing the same. Trump must punish them. Severely.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 14:07, April 5, 2024 (EDT)
 
You can bet our so-called “allies” in Israel and Taiwan are doing the same. Trump must punish them. Severely.--[[User:Geopolitician|Geopolitician]] ([[User talk:Geopolitician|talk]]) 14:07, April 5, 2024 (EDT)
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