The longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination and ...

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 ...

In addition, said Pew, many responses to the question from cultural Catholics "mentioned receiving the Sacraments of Initiation as children, including Baptism." Of the Catholic identity options ...

He was one of 70 adults baptized into the Catholic faith that evening in the Dublin Archdiocese, ... Dublin had the largest group ever seeking adult baptism during this Jubilee of Hope.

PREMIUM France-s-improbable-adult-baptism-boom. At Easter this year 10,384 adults were baptised, ... After all, its Catholic church has been damaged by home-grown sexual-abuse scandals.

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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 ...

Within the last decade, the number of adults baptized at Easter has risen from 3,900 in 2015 to 7,135 in 2024, and then to 10,384 in 2025. For Cécile Eon, national delegate for adult catechumenate, ...

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.