The Catholic Spirit

St. John the Baptist sees record high OCIA catechumens enter the Church on Easter

Jill Fink, director of discipleship and parish safe environment coordinator at St. John the Baptist in New Brighton, has been involved with the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) for the ...
National Catholic Register

The Light of Easter: How to Keep the Fire Alive in Converts

Every Easter vigil, dioceses across the United States welcome thousands of new converts into the Catholic Church through RCIA. But how a parish’s RCIA efforts prepare and support new converts to be ...
Fides

AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Thousands of catechumens will be received into the Catholic Church at Easter

Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Thousands of people across the United States will be welcomed into the Catholic Church on Easter Vigil, March 26. Among them, many dioceses around the country are ...
National Catholic Register

Many Who Joined the Church This Year Learned of the Faith Virtually

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Despite difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, parishes are welcoming groups of catechumens and candidates into the Catholic Church this Easter who have had to learn about the ...
America Magazine

What volunteering at RCIA taught me about faith and community

Find today’s readings here. “Wherever you go, I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge, your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” A few years ago, I volunteered as a “welcomer” for RCIA ...