{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"APIE NEWS","provider_url":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news","author_name":"apieproject","author_url":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/author\/apieproject\/","title":"Africa Surpasses Europe in Catholic Population - APIE NEWS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mk9i6Uhpr4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2026\/11\/03\/africa-surpasses-europe-in-catholic-population\/\">Africa Surpasses Europe in Catholic Population<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2026\/11\/03\/africa-surpasses-europe-in-catholic-population\/embed\/#?secret=mk9i6Uhpr4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Africa Surpasses Europe in Catholic Population&#8221; &#8212; APIE NEWS\" data-secret=\"mk9i6Uhpr4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-02-163310.png","thumbnail_width":662,"thumbnail_height":414,"description":"Catholic leaders in Africa have described the Church\u2019s growth there as an opportunity to share its faith, vocations, and missionary experience with the universal Church while continuing to receive gifts from other local Churches. According to the latest statistics published by Agenzia Fides, Africa\u2019s Catholic population has now surpassed Europe\u2019s, rising to 288.3 million compared [&hellip;]"}