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Catechumens, candidates begin final preparations to join church at Easter

Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro of Galveston-Houston preaches the homily during the Rite of Election at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Spring, Texas, March 6, 2022. Four Rite of Election ...
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 ...
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 ...