Evangelical Christians now make up 15 per cent of the population in Colombia, where the Roman Catholic Church until recent decades had few rivals. It’s a trend seen throughout Latin America, where flight from the Catholic Church is spreading. While only 4 per cent in the region identified as non-Catholic Christians in 1970, today they number about 20 per cent. Many within the Catholic Church are hoping that Pope Francis will help draw disillusioned parishioners back to the pews when he visits the South American nation this week. They tithe 10 per cent of their earning to the church and take food to the neighbourhood where they were once destitute.

Source: National Post September 04, 2017 16:52 UTC