America: Is the Catholic Church ready for a new wave of converts?
A remarkable thing has been happening in the Catholic Church in the United States over the past few years: growth.
The absolute number of Catholics remains level, largely because more Catholics are dying than are being baptized. Among adults though, it looks like more people are converting to Catholicism than leaving it. And many dioceses are reporting a significant uptick in people joining the Catholic Church just since 2024. The Archdiocese of Newark reports a 72 percent increase in adult conversions over the past three years. Similar spikes have been reported in Cleveland, Portland, Ore., Cincinnati and many other dioceses.