Philip Jenkins, Author at Catholic Herald

Philip Jenkins

The Catholic world is about to be turned upside down

November 02, 2017

By 2050, the leading Catholic nations will be in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This will change everything

November 02, 2017

The Catholic Church worldwide is passing through an era of historical transformation, a decisive shift in numbers towards the Global South – to Asia, Africa and Latin America. Many are aware of this trend as an abstract fact, but we are scarcely coming to terms with the implications for Church life, for the composition of

Catholicism’s incredible growth story

September 08, 2016

Critics keep announcing the Church's imminent demise. If only they realised that numbers have doubled since 1970 – and are still rising

Catholicism’s incredible growth story

September 08, 2016

In many parts of the world, it’s difficult to feel optimistic about the future of the Catholic Church. Some years ago, the American Physical Society heard an alarming paper that predicted the countries in the world that would have no religion whatever by 2100, and high on the list were such former Catholic heartlands as

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