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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)
:Due to my positive experience on Holy Saturday at a fairly historic Catholic 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.
:I experienced my first ever Easter Vigil and it was fantastic.
:Due to my positive experience on Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) at a fairly historic Catholic 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.
:My friend suggested that I attend 4 church services during [[Holy Week]] - namely Sunday, Maudy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. It was a very good experience and I regret not doing this earlier, but at the churches I attended previously, this was never stressed.
:My friend suggested that I attend 4 church services during [[Holy Week]] - namely Sunday, Maudy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. It was a very good experience and I regret not doing this earlier, but at the churches I attended previously, this was never stressed.