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 ...

The Archdiocese of Toronto will welcome more than 1,500 new adult Catholics across Easter Vigil celebrations this season.

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 ...

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 ...

Dive into a groundbreaking study blending history, theology, and hard data to uncover what drives and sustains adult converts in the RCIA process. The purpose of this study was to explore variables ...