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A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M.

How to become Catholic in 2025: A step-by-step guide

May 23, 2025

By Jonah McKeown, Kate Quiñones

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

The Diocese of Westminster, which includes much of the capital city London, said it had 252 catechumens and over 250 candidates, making a total of over 500 to be received into the Catholic Church at Easter — the most seen since 2018.

Surge in adults entering Church in England this Easter prompted by internet, tradition

Apr 14, 2025

By Heather Tomlinson

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