communion with the Catholic Church. Justified by faith in Baptism, [they] are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as ...

France’s Catholic Church will welcome more than 10,384 adult catechumens at Easter this year, marking a 45% increase from ...

The baptism ceremony also allows parents and godparents ... During the service of dedication, the parents present their child in church. The story of Jesus’ presentation in the temple is often ...

There are many paths to conversion. For most of these converts, it began last September when they filled out paperwork and ...

Baptism has been a symbolic way of joining the Church from the very start of Christianity. It actually predates Christianity; John the Baptist baptized Jews before Jesus came on the scene ...

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