In her series "The State of Spirituality," Lisa Ling looks at the rise in adult baptisms after the pandemic. At a time when many are leaving organized religion, some Americans are choosing to deepen ...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales recorded 5,432 baptisms of catechumens aged over 7 years in 2024, the ...

A new OCIA model focusing on the encouragement of Catholic friends and small-group relationships led 50 young adults to enter ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --The Catholic Church will allow transgender adults to be baptized under the same terms as any other person eligible to receive the holy sacrament so long as it does not bring scandal to ...