Bishop Robert Brennan, main celebrant for the 2025 RCIA at St. John’s University, welcomes a Catechumen into the Catholic Church through the Rite of Baptism. (Photo: Courtesy of St. John’s University ...

Thirty-year-old Mahon McCann was baptized during the Easter Vigil Mass in his parish of Rathfarnham in Dublin this year. He was one of 70 adults baptized into the Catholic faith that evening in the ...

The recent election of Pope Leo XIV has sparked new interest in Catholicism, with Google data showing a spike in searches on “how to become Catholic” shortly after the death of Pope Francis in April.

REDCLIFFE Deacon Tim Shanahan was baffled at the number of people who called up to join their RCIA program in the last 12 months. “What’s the Holy Spirit doing? They just keep coming,” he said. At ...

In examining the Church documents related to catechesis, such as, Evangelii Nuntiandi (1974), Catechesi Tradendae (1979) and the catechetical directories of 1971 or 1997, as well as the Directory for ...

As of Ash Wednesday, RCIA, or the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is now officially called OCIA, or the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults. Like a singer switching up a stage name, the ...

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the program used to help people enter the Church, was changed on Ash Wednesday, March 5, to the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. But the change was ...

Fifteen men and women completed the University of San Diego’s Sacramental Preparation for Confirmation on Sunday night, May 7, in Founders Chapel. The university’s program, the Rite of Christian ...

A one-day formation programme for new RCIA coordinators and facilitators (catechists) was conducted by the KL Archdiocesan RCIA Ministry, a sub-ministry of the KL Archdiocesan Catechetical Ministry ...

For couples who wish to be wed in a Catholic church, there are certain requirements that must be met first. Weddings of all sorts take proper planning, and a sacred ceremony is no different. If you ...

In the following text, regular Catholic Register columnist Deacon Andrew Bennett asks readers a question at the heart of a Church diligently, often with great difficulty, working to make its voice ...