Close to half of the nation's adults have a personal or family connection to Catholicism, but Mass attendance makes for significant differences in what Catholics say is essential to thei ...

The report found that 47 percent of US adults indicated some connection to Catholicism. Of those, 20 percent identified themselves as Catholic, while 9 percent described themselves as cultural ...

Dublin had the largest group ever seeking adult baptism during this Jubilee of Hope. Most of these people are young adults who have come to Ireland, and it is among the new Irish that renewal is ...

Carroll told CNA that there is a noticeable increase among adults seeking baptism. “Since Easter, I get two or three calls per week from young persons who want to become Catholic and wonder what ...

Yet France, of all places, is now witnessing an unexpected surge in Catholic fervour. PREMIUM France-s-improbable-adult-baptism-boom ...

At Easter 10,384 adults were baptised, a jump of 46% on last year and nearly double the number in 2023. This was the highest since France’s Conference of Bishops began such records 20 years ago.

In 2012, 2,958 adults were baptized Catholic in France, compared to 4,258 in 2018 and 7,135 in 2024. Three-quarters of these neophytes – the newly baptized – were under 40 in 2024.

Archbishop Charles Scicluna led the Solemn Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord on Saturday evening at St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, during which 19 adults were baptised into the Catholic ...

France’s Catholic Church will welcome more than 10,384 adult catechumens at Easter this year, marking a 45% increase from 2024 figures, according to data released by the French Bishops ...

In record-breaking numbers, more than 17,800 catechumens will be baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, including 10,384 adults and more than 7,400 young people ages 11 to 17, according to an ...

Early Anabaptists suffered persecution and martyrdom under Catholic and Protestant rulers in Europe. Mennonites, named for an early leader, Menno Simons, vary widely in practice today.

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