Catholic Church Tested In Brazil

Some 15,000 people are swaying in front of him, their hands raised in the air.
This is not a pop concert, but a Catholic mass in Sao Paulo, Brazil, celebrated by the country's best-known priest, known to everyone as Padre Marcelo. The former aerobics teacher turned cleric is now so popular that his CDs outsell every pop star in the country.
The turnout in a converted factory is encouraging news for the Catholic Church after a long period of declining numbers. That long term fall coincides with growing pressure from Brazil's Pentecostal churches, which have been expanding rapidly.