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Posted on 03/28/2026 1:42:51 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Over 13,000 adults and 8,000 teens will be baptized in France this Easter, setting a new record, the French Bishops' Conference announced on March 25.
"How is this happening? What's going on?" Archbishop Olivier de Germay of Lyon, France, didn't try to downplay the mystery. He serves as the point person for the catechumenate for the French Bishops' Conference (CEF). Speaking from Lourdes, he noted the many unknowns still surrounding the surge in teen and adult baptism requests.
During the Easter Vigil, on April 4, the Church will celebrate 21,386 adult and teen baptisms. The CEF shared these staggering figures on Wednesday. Last year, 17,788 people received the first sacrament of Christian life. Just five years ago, in 2021, that number was only 4,895.
Looking strictly at adult baptisms, the number has more than tripled in just a decade.
Older generations make up a tiny fraction of the total. Only 1% of adult baptisms involve people over 65. Instead, millennials and Gen Z dominate the statistics. An overwhelming majority (82%) of adults receiving baptism are between 18 and 40 years old.
The CEF wanted to better understand what drives these teens and adults toward the Church. Earlier this year, they surveyed 1,450 catechumens from 60 different dioceses. The results showed that 40% of them “began their journey toward baptism following a hardship.” This trial often triggered a deep search for meaning...
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Wonderful news! God is good,
Catholic baptisms are also exploding in the US and in Korea. In the late 60’s there were 600,000 Catholics in Korea. Now there are over a million and growing every year. In my own diocese of Phoenix we continue to have record amounts of converts each year.
So the Muslims are finally assimilating into their invaded country of France? ;)
Just kidding. Great news!
They neglect the word Catholic in this article
“Last year, 17,788 people received the first sacrament of Christian life. Just five years ago, in 2021, that number was only 4,895.” Catholic Baptism?
The government will outlaw it next year.
Spain is who needs prayer.
Secularism is on the rise there at a record rate.
Praise the Lord!
There may be more truth (Muslim) than we think.
May each of these souls have found saving faith in Christ’s sacrifice for their sin - and this apart from any merit of their own.
Some stats for perspective
• Baptized Catholics in France: ~ 44–45 million
• Practicing Catholics (regular Mass): ~1–2 million
• Annual Catholic deaths: ~ 250,000–300,000
• while a nice relative increase, deaths are greatly outpacing converts still.
Baptisms are still legal,I’m France? Better get one quick because the Muslim overlords are going to outlaw it, guaranteed.
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