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Burkina Faso

July 25, 2022, 3:21 pm

The West African country of Burkina Faso has long been considered an example of peaceful coexistence between religions. About  a quarter of the population is Christian, and just over 60%...

Cuba

July 21, 2022, 11:09 am

Foreign tourists consider Cuba - the island stated in the Caribbean - a holiday paradise. But the economy in the country, which has been ruled by socialists for decades, has...

Solomon Islands in 2020

June 18, 2021, 12:09 pm

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...

Northern Europe in 2020

June 17, 2021, 5:02 pm

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...

Europe in 2021

June 16, 2021, 3:11 pm

In Europe, the Church needs help, especially in the former Eastern Bloc states. There, atheistic communism left a great vacuum in society that has not yet been completely overcome, even...

Lebanon in 2020

June 16, 2021, 2:31 pm

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, 2:38 pm

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, 5:05 pm

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, 12:53 pm

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...