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Posted on 03/26/2026 9:38:05 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
People are joining the Roman Catholic Church in surprising numbers.
This Easter the Archdiocese of Detroit will receive 1,428 new Catholics into the church, its highest number in 21 years. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will have its most in 15 years. In the Diocese of Des Moines, the count is jumping 51 percent from last year, from 265 people to 400.
“The Times gathered data from two dozen dioceses, like Los Angeles and Phoenix, as well as Gallup, N.M., and Allentown, Pa…
Each reported a significant jump.
For Jesse Araujo, 19, in Pahrump, Nev., the biggest influence…was listening to Catholic podcast stars he found on YouTube, like Father Mike Schmitz…
In Detroit, Sharon Kalil, 26…was raised Jewish and described her young adult self as atheist, but last summer she started visiting churches. “It’s hard to explain — it just really felt like a calling on my heart,” she said.
Amen-Ra Pryor, 23, a Ph.D. student in mathematics at Howard University in Washington, started his freshman year of college during the pandemic and struggled with depression and finding community…
Over time he began exploring “the deeper questions,” he said, “like, what does it mean to live a good life and to do good, and what is faith, and is faith reasonable?”
He started reading ancient philosophy from Christian thinkers, and watched YouTube videos from Catholic apologists, like the Thomistic Institute and Taylor Marshall. When he moved to Washington, he started attending mass at St. Augustine’s, a congregation started by emancipated Black Catholics before the Civil War, where he will be formally received into the church at the Easter Vigil.
He is particularly drawn to the church’s teaching on suffering, which he said helps him get through difficult trials, and he appreciates going to confession…
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Finally some good news.
Christ is King!
I’m traveling from California to Idaho for Easter Vigil as my nephew’s wife asked me to be her sponsor when she is baptized and confirmed. I understand there are 45 people being baptized and/or confirmed. For those who don’t know, Easter Vigil, to my mind, is the most majestic Catholic service of the year. Even with maybe 20 to be received into the church, with all the rest of the service the whole service will push up against 3 hours. With this number, I expect closer to 4 hours. That’s ok—- my home parish will be welcoming 85 (!!!) and Lord knows how long it will take
They know Jesus.
Amazing. Thanks. 🙏
I’m old school Lutheran.
But anybody that
wants to go from
Godless to a
church is welcome, regardless
of the Christian or Jewish
place of worship.
You will find your way on the
journey if you believe in God.
That is a sad thing to hear.
I’ve been seriously thinking of converting myself. The Lutheran church has left me. It’s unrecognizable.
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