Baptism

More than 8,000 people will formally convert to Catholicism this Easter 2026 in the Diocese of Los Angeles alone - ZENIT - English : In 2023, LA welcomed 3,462 catechumens and candidates — both children and adults who had never been baptized, plus those who had been baptized but had never completed the other sacraments — into the Church at Easter. Then in 2024, there were 3,596. In 2025, a significant bump of a combined 5,587 entered.

  Gospel in Art: We are going to stone you for blasphemy https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54658

  Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2026/03/25/belgium-sees-increase-in-adult-baptisms/?eti=31915

  Dominican says she was 'unbaptized, agnostic' when she heard the call to join church, convent https://www.globalsistersreport.org/node/326356 via @sistersreport

  The Baptism of the Lord: Day-to-day vocation https://www.ncronline.org/spirituality/scripture-life/baptism-lord-day-day-vocation January 10, 2026S One of the things we know for certain about Jesus is that he was baptized by John. We're sure of it because it embarrassed the early church, making Jesus appear as John's disciple, yet it was too well-known to skip over. Mark (1:9-11) recounted it as a simple fact. Luke (3:21-22) refers to it only indirectly and John (1:32) simply mentions that the Baptist saw the Spirit of God descend on Jesus. Matthew's version minimizes the implication that Jesus followed John, claiming that when Jesus came for baptism, John protested that it should be the other way around because he was not worthy. All of that indicates that Jesus really did turn to John and his ritual as a sign of commitment to what God was doing in their midst. If Jesus' disciples were so worried about the implications of his baptism, we might ask, "Why did Jesus...

  Pope baptizes 20 children: Now they have the meaning of life - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-01/pope-baptizes-21-children-now-they-have-the-meaning-of-life.html