The Catholic Church in Africa grew by nearly 30 million in seven years, according to figures published by the Vatican.
The recently published 'Statistical Yearbook of the Church' for 2000-2006 shows that Africa's Catholics increased from 130 million in 2000 to 158.3 million in 2006.
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