The number of people, primarily young adults, converting to Catholicism is on the rise across the United States, and one church leader said it is because there is a longing for something only faith can answer.
Bishop Robert Barron told Fox News the church broke the record in 2025 for the number of adult converts and again this year.
“So, it’s a trend that’s visible all over the church and it’s certainly been true in my diocese,” he said. The outlet noted the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, reported 1,701 people were preparing to join the church, while others in Cleveland, Ohio, Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Oregon, also reported an increase in numbers, the outlet said Sunday.
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A report in April said waves of young people were flocking to Catholic Churches across the nation, and months later the Vatican news agency Fides shared statistics showing a boom in the Catholic
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