Yona Speidel, the Emmy nominated writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J, recently experienced grief as a Jew for ...

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The Catholic Church experiences significant growth, with a 38% average increase in converts and over 400 men ordained to priesthood this year. Father Matt Wheeler discusses the appeal to young men.

Father Matt Wheeler, pastor at USC Caruso Catholic Center, highlights the booming Catholic Church, seeing a surge in religious converts and young men answering the call to priesthood. Over 400 men are ...

For more than two decades, the numbers told a story of decline. Adult conversions to Catholicism had been falling steadily since the early 2000s, according to data compiled by Georgetown University.

You’re reading Awakenings, a newsletter on religion. Click here to get the full edition in your inbox. Julia Yost is a senior editor of First Things magazine. This Easter, Catholic dioceses across ...

Deacon Thomas Mohan holds up the Book of the Elect to catechumens coming into the church during the Rite of Election celebration on March 8, 2025, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in ...

Fueled by an unprecedented volume of convert baptisms, global membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints surged last year to over 17.8 million members. In total, the church added ...

“Doesn’t a Roman Catholic ever become converted to Protestantism?” For years, says the Rev. Daniel A. Poling, people have been asking him this question —particularly whenever a prominent U.S. citizen ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Adult conversions to Catholicism are rising across the United States. Scholars say this trend reflects a broader search for community and stability during uncertain times. New data ...

Danny Ramirez had been searching for years for a religion to make his own when he walked into a Mass at a Roman Catholic church in Brentwood one night last year. The experience transfixed him, he said ...