To join an OCIA program, reach out to a local Catholic parish. If you have Catholic friends, they may be able to help you ...

Among European countries with Catholic roots, France wears its religion ... to be exactly the prescribed length of preparation for adult baptism. Sonia Danizet Bechet, who grew up in an atheist ...

At Easter this year 10,384 adults were baptised, a jump of 46% on last year, and nearly double the number in 2023.

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

If you’ve been baptized a Christian — but not a Catholic — that baptism is likely valid as ... the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. (This process was previously, for a long time ...

To celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea is, first and foremost, to celebrate Jesus Christ, the eternal ...

My adult baptism could be seen as a meme ... I was able to guide my understanding of the vast political spectrum along which Catholic theologians exist, even under the papal supremacy, a position ...

France’s Catholic Church recently baptized ... Women represent 63% of new adult catechumens. Church leaders noted that baptism marks the start of a spiritual journey requiring continued ...

ENNISKERRY Parish of Powerscourt with Kilbride Services of Worship in St. Patrick’s Church, for this Sunday The Day of ...

How to deal with the increasing number of adults requesting baptism, particularly those ... evangelical church,” the director laments. The Catholic Institute of Paris decided to tackle the ...

Vice President JD Vance returned to Rome for the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV, continuing a spiritual journey that has weathered criticism from leaders of the Catholic Church.