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What are the languages most spoken by young people in initial formation?
More than half of young people in initial formation use the English language, while in second place there is Spanish.
Percentages of the most spoken languages
English: 52.5%
Spanish: 13%
French: 11.7%
Portuguese: 9.9%
Italian: 9.7%
Polish: 3.2%
The world Catholic population is growing: a quantitative analysis
Since 2010 the Catholic population has grown by 9.8%;
In Africa the growth rate is 26.1%, it is the highest in the world;
From 2010 to date, the number of bishops has increased by 5.6%, from 5,104 to 5,389 units;
Salesian Bulletin: history and numbers
The first issue of the Bollettino Salesiano was published in August 1877, in Italian.
The first director was Don Bosco.
The Popes and Mary Help of Christians
Saint Pius V, after the Battle of Lepanto, decided to establish the feast of the Holy Rosary, and that the invocation "Mary Help of Christians" should also be included in the Lauretan Litany;
Pope Pius VII instituted the feast of Mary Help of Christians, in memory of his return to Rome after being imprisoned in the palace of Fontainebleau by Napoleon Bonaparte;
Pope John XXIII cultivated a special devotion to the Help of Christians and proclaimed her Patroness of the Council with the titles of Auxilium Christianorume Auxilium Episcoporum;