Catholic converts wait and ponder, some longer than others. And, this spring, Americans flocked to the Church, including ...

“As church—bishops, priests, religious, laypeople, adults and youth, women and men—we all share equal dignity through baptism, which makes us all missionaries,” she said. She called for a ...

In an unexpected development, France saw a record wave of adult baptisms this Easter, with over 17,800 catechumens — 10,384 ...

Karl D. Bar-Lev, a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served for 17 years, also entered the Church at the Easter Vigil. Raised in ...

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...

In perfect harmony with this season of new life, Vindel took the next step and received the Sacraments of Initiation during ...

North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., celebrated six baptisms last year on Baptism Sunday, the annual Southern ...

emphasizing fraternity to foster their lasting integration into church life. Further reading: A Catholic springtime in France How can we explain this joint increase in young adults and older ...

There are many paths to conversion. For most of these converts, it began last September when they filled out paperwork and ...

Everyone is free to leave the Catholic Church but it is not possible to cancel one's baptism, the Vatican Dicastery for ...

The Catholic Church in France will welcome a record number of adults into the faith this weekend with strong growth in the ...

Almost all English dioceses reported a significant increase in both catechumens and candidates at the Rite of Election at the ...