RUSSIA
According to the most recent figures in Annuario Pontificio , there are approximately 773,000 Catholics in Russia, which is 0.5% of the total Russian population.
However, a 2012 survey has determined that there are approximately 140,000 Catholics in Russia (0.1% of the total Russian population), accounting for 7.2% of Germans, 1.8% of Armenians, 1.3% of Belarusians, and just under 1% of Bashkirs. The survey also found Catholics to be slightly more observant than Orthodox, with 25% praying every day versus 17% of Orthodox.
kanisa kubwa Russia ni ORTHODOX (lilijitenga na Roman Catholic).
CHINA
Catholic Church in China (called Tiānzhǔ Jiào , 天主教, literally, "Religion of the Lord of Heaven", after the term for God traditionally used in Chinese by Catholics) has a long and complicated history. Christianity has existed in
China in various forms since at least the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century AD. Following the 1949 takeover by the Communist Party of China , Catholic and Protestant missionaries were expelled from the country, and the religion was vilified as a manifestation of western imperialism . In 1957, the Chinese government established the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, which rejects the authority of the Holy See and appoints its own bishops.
CUBA
The Roman Catholic Church body in Cuba is governed by the Cuban Bishops Conference. There are over six million Catholics - around 60.5% of the total population. The country is divided into eleven dioceses including three archdioceses .
The Catholic Church in Cuba has taken on a more politically active role than in many other countries. It claims to have engaged in discussion with the government on issues such as political prisoners and free market reforms.
Catholics in Cuba have greater religious freedom than those in other Communist countries such as China and Vietnam .
IRAN
The Catholic Church in Iran is part of the worldwide Catholic Church , under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are about 21,380 Catholics in Iran out of a total population of about 78.9 million. They follow the Chaldean , Armenian and Latin Rites. Aside from some Iranian citizens , Roman Catholics include foreigners in Iran like Spanish-speaking people ( Latin Americans and Spanish ), and other Europeans.
In October 2010, an Iranian official delivered a letter from President Ahmadinejad to Pope Benedict XVI in which the President said he hoped to work closely with the Holy See to help stem religious intolerance, the breakup of families and the increase of secularism and materialism. A return letter from Pope Benedict was hand-delivered by Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran , President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, according to Passionist Father Reverend Ciro Benedettini , Vice-Director of the Vatican Press Office in a statement issued November 10, 2010. The Papal letter's contents were not disclosed.
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