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Welcome Home! A Record Number of Converts to Enter the Church This Easter, by Kathy Schiffer – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Welcome Home! A Record Number of Converts to Enter the Church This Easter, by Kathy Schiffer

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By Kathy Schiffer, Catholic World Report, March 30, 2026

Kathy Schiffer has written for the National Catholic Register, Aleteia, Zenit, the Michigan Catholic, Legatus Magazine, and other Catholic publications. She’s worked for Catholic and other Christian ministries since 1988, as radio producer, director of special events and media relations coordinator. Kathy and her husband, Deacon Jerry Schiffer, have three adult children.

 

The numbers are in, and they are staggering. Across the United States and around the world, the number of converts entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil is at record highs.

Shane Schaetzel, writing in Catholic Online News, reports that adult conversions here in the U.S. have reached numbers not seen for 20 years. One diocese after another confirms that: In Detroit, more than 1,400 are coming into the Church–the highest number in two decades. National Catholic Register staff reporter Matthew McDonald summarized some of the notable increases, including St. Petersburg, FL (with an 84% increase), Austin, TX (53%), Harrisburg, PA (77%), Altoona-Johnstown, PA (84%), Pueblo, CO (105%), and Norwich, CT (with a 112% spike).

The good news continues. Writing for Zeale, Elizabeth Weiss reports that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will welcome 8,500 new Catholics at the Easter Vigil. …

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