Sadly, this has led some to say that the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or RCIA, doesn't work and that we should "explore other routes," as one writer recently stated. This skepticism isn ...

A catechumen is preparing for all three sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. They celebrate the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens. The candidates share with us ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV earlier this month has led to a renewed interest in people searching for information on how to ...

Intended for non-Catholics, but useful for Catholics who desire a brush-up on their understanding of the faith, the RCIA program is a low-key weekly informational session in which people go to learn ...

Parishes began the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, formerly known as RCIA (or the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) programs in September 2021, and on April 16, countless ...

34 The rites for these stages are to be found in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) . 35 The Council also gives permission that: "In mission countries, in addition to what is ...

It will be the highlight of months of study, prayer and spiritual reflection in a preparation program known as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Nearly 2,000 will join Diocese of ...

Millions of Americans have joined the Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA. Adult converts typically join the Catholic Church on Easter, but their initiation ...

But parishes that have Orthodox preparing to become Catholic through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults need to make sure they do not end up invalidly re-baptizing and re-confirming fully ...

About Christian confirmation, a sacrament or rite of passage in which a baptised ... the three sacraments of Christian initiation. When an adult is initiated into the Catholic Church, he or ...

Confirmation and Holy Communion – to the adults who it said had completed the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Those set to be baptised hail from Albania, the United Kingdom, India ...