In a commentary for NCR, Jesuit Fr. Thomas Acker says that since the first publication of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults manual was almost 50 years ago and with a decline in church ...

Nicole Scheys never knew her father. Until last summer, the 21-year-old University of Florida senior had never even met him. So it came as some surprise when he learned that his daughter was ...

In his new book, Becoming Catholic, the sociologist David Yamane tells the story of Deacon Zeke, the coordinator of adult religious education for a parish in the Midwest. Professor Yamane sat in on ...

To address the New Evangelization directives from Blessed John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, new programs geared for adults and young adults are on the scene. The RCIA program ...

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 ...

Millions of Americans have joined the Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA. Adult converts typically join the Catholic Church on Easter, but their initiation ...

“I had a difficult time freshman year acclimating to social life and challenging classes,” recalls sophomore psychology major Jenna Moscarelli. “I struggled to find a place where I really felt at home ...