France’s Catholic Church will welcome more than 10,384 adult catechumens at Easter this year, marking a 45% increase from 2024 figures, according to data released by the French Bishops’ Conference.

(RNS) — Across the country, scores of catechumens were baptized into the Catholic Church for Easter this year. Many of these new Catholics were young people. Even though precise figures won’t be ...

The Catholic revival that Paris has been experiencing over the past five years continues unabated, even amid the city’s long-running status as a symbol of European secularization. On the night of the ...

(ZENIT News / Dublin, 06.20.2025).- In a country long considered a cautionary tale of rapid secularization, something unexpected happened this Easter 2025. Seventy adults were baptized into the ...

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(ZENIT News / Paris, 04.14.2025).- In a remarkable shift few predicted, France is witnessing an unprecedented wave of adult baptisms this Easter season, with the country’s Catholic Church recording ...

The German bishops’ conference has said there has been a substantial increase in adult baptisms, while baptisms overall have declined. The conference released statistics last week showing that in 2025 ...

In record-breaking numbers, more than 17,800 catechumens will be baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, including 10,384 adults and more than 7,400 young people ages 11 to 17, according to an ...

CWN Editor's Note: The number of adult baptisms in Germany rose to 2,650 in 2025, up 28% from the previous year. The total number of baptisms, however, decreased from 116,274 in 2024 to 109,002 in ...