While the religiously unaffiliated are on the rise globally, something curious is also happening: Some dioceses have reported significant upticks in adults preparing to enter the Catholic Church this Easter.
American Catholics
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In New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Catholic life took shape unevenly, shaped as much by law and political culture as by migration and missionary effort.
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Pope Leo’s first public words, “Peace be with you,” could not have been “a more kind, a more gentle, a more pastoral opening,” said one papal historian.
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American Catholics from coast to coast were thrilled to learn the next pope was one of their very own: Pope Leo XIV.
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New pope described as “a holy man who will lead us with strong faith and humility.”
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Americans, who witnessed Pope Francis’ funeral liturgy in person or broadcast live, united their prayers with the universal church in a Mass of simple splendor.
