Saturday, July 20, 2013

Roman Catholics in decline in Brazil, Protestants on the rise


A new report from the Pew Research Center has revealed Brazil's changing religious landscape.

One of the biggest Catholic youth events, World Youth Day, is about to take place in Rio but Pew's analysis finds that the number of Catholics in the host country continues to fall.

Meanwhile, the number of Brazilians describing themselves as Protestant is rising, as is the proportion of the population identifying with other religions or no religion. Read more

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