Yep, the reports of the death of Catholicism(original Christianity) is greatly exaggerated!

The Church, here are the numbers on the world’s vocations

                 

   

World’s vocations

The data from the Pontifical Yearbook attests a growth in the number of priests and religious people from 2000 to 2011: from 405 to 413 thousand

Vatican Insider Staff roma


The number of Vocations is growing in the world. This is demonstrated by the data contained in the Churches Pontifical Yearbook since 2011. In particular, in ten years – from 2000 to 2010 - the number of priests, diocesan and religious people in the world has increased, jumping from 405 thousand to 413 thousand.
 
In 2011 - again based on the Yearbook, the Catholics in the world were 1 billion and 214 million, compared to one billion and 196 million in 2010. In one year, from 2010 to 2011, Catholics grew by 4.3% in Africa and 2.0% in Asia. In Europe, the Americas and Oceania, however, the number of Catholics has increased by 0.3%.
 
PRIESTS AND DEACONS - In 2011 there were 413,418 priests in the world, a thousand more than in 2010. Permanent deacons pass from 29 thousand in 2001 to around 41 thousand units in 2011 about ten years later. In total, 97.4% of permanent deacons in the world live in Europe or the Americas.
 
RELIGIOUS - It records the collapse of religious people in Europe (-18%), and of the religious (-22% in Europe, 21% -17% in Oceania and the Americas). On the contrary, there is an increase in Africa and Asia. 
 
SEMINARIANS - they continue their ascent, there were 120,616 in 2011, about 2 thousand more than in 2010.


>>>Because the Church is the Body of Christ with Christ Himself as the Head, and because the Church is the Bride of Christ, and because the Holy Spirit guides the Church in all truth, even til this very day, and because the Church is the pillar and foundation of the truth(1 Tim 3:15), and because the gates of hell shall never prevail against Her(Matt 16:18) and because these numbers above tell the whole story; why do we continue to believe the naysayers and the radical right; like the SSPX and Michael Voris and the like.  Remember history, when Luther gave fuel to flee Holy Mother Church, followed by a vicious king who wanted a divorce, the Church realized many more converts in the new land through the intercession of Our Lady of Gaudalupe.  When numbers keep failing in an ever secularized Europe, and we could probably claim America too, the Catholic Church is exploding in Africa and Asia and other places in the far east!

Breathe and remain calm people; but be vigilant and steadfast in faithfulness!  The Church is strong, in part, because we learn and grow from our human weakness.  The Church is alive even when some of Her members cause great pain and sow seeds of division; and the Church grows, even when some, especially some of Her own, claims otherwise.

To love the Holy Catholic Church is to love Christ and to love one's fellow brother/sister!

Grow on Church!  If you currently find yourself separated from Her, come and see what Jesus prepared for you in His pillar and foundation of truth!!!