Solomon Islands in 2020
June 18, 2021
The Solomon Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, located about 720 kilometres east of New Guinea. Many of the more than 1,000 islands in the...
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Northern Europe in 2020
June 17, 2021
In the countries of Northern Europe, with the exception of Lithuania, Catholics form a very small minority. As a result, the Church often lacks the necessary income to continue fulfilling...
Lebanon in 2020
June 16, 2021
Lebanon has often been praised as the Switzerland of the Middle East. Not least because of its comparatively high level of prosperity and the peaceful coexistence of religions. But the...
Argentina
June 14, 2021
With an area of approximately 2.8 million square kilometres, Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world. Almost 70% of the 44 million inhabitants are Catholics. Pope Francis’ homeland...
Bolivia
June 9, 2021
For a long time, Bolivia was considered the poorest country on the South American continent. Even though the economic situation has improved somewhat, not much of the increased prosperity has...
Papua New Guinea in 2019
June 18, 2020
Papua New Guinea has about 8 million inhabitants. The Catholic Church has only been represented here for a few generations and today, with more than 2 million believers, it forms...
Sri Lanka
June 18, 2020
About 70% of Sri Lanka’s 21 million inhabitants are Buddhists. Just under 13% are Hindus, 10% are Muslims and 7.4% are mainly Catholic Christians. A civil war raged in the...
Philippines in 2020
June 18, 2020
The Philippines is the only majority Christian country in Asia. More than 80% of the island nation’s 100 million inhabitants are Catholic. 2020 was also marked by the coronavirus pandemic...
Pakistan in 2020
June 18, 2020
Of Pakistan’s approximately 207 million inhabitants, about 97% are Muslims. Religious minorities – including Christians, who make up 2% of the total population – are practically second-class citizens. They suffer...