Welcome home! A record number of converts to enter the Church this Easter

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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