From July 2024 to June 2025, the Church had the most convert baptisms of any 12-month period in its history. The calendar ...

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 ...

Pew found that Hispanic Catholics represent 36 percent of all Catholic adults in the US, up from 29 percent in 2007, and are more likely than white Catholics to report participating in a variety of ...

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 ...

Among European countries with Catholic roots, France wears its religion lightly. A secular state by law since 1905, the country bans conspicuous religious symbols in state schools, town halls and ...

Yet France, of all places, is witnessing an unexpected surge in Catholic fervour. At Easter 10,384 adults were baptised, a jump of 46% on last year and nearly double the number in 2023.

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 ...

The total number of adult baptisms will rise by 45 per cent to 10,384, with 42 per cent of that figure among the 18-25 age group alone. Baptisms of adolescents, aged 11-17, will increase by around ...

The number of adults preparing for their baptism in the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium continues to soar. The number of catechumens stands at 536 this year says the Belgian Bishops' Conference. That ...

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 ...