WASHINGTON — With every Lent, Catholic parishes enter into the final stretch of preparing people for full initiation into the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil. But parishes that have Orthodox ...

Born in England 10 years ago, Evangelium is a RCIA alternative that has landed in the U.S., serving catechumens, candidates, lifelong Catholics and the simply curious in learning the Catholic faith.

“I had a difficult time freshman year acclimating to social life and challenging classes,” recalls sophomore psychology major Jenna Moscarelli. “I struggled to find a place where I really felt at home ...

In his new book, Becoming Catholic, the sociologist David Yamane tells the story of Deacon Zeke, the coordinator of adult religious education for a parish in the Midwest. Professor Yamane sat in on ...

Later this week, I shall be giving a talk to the RCIA group at my parish about Church History. So, I dusted off my notes and thought I would share some of the highlights from the talk I will give. By ...

Intended for non-Catholics, but useful for Catholics who desire a brush-up on their understanding of the faith, the RCIA program is a low-key weekly informational session in which people go to learn ...

For many, especially for Catholics on Guam, religion is something you are born into. Its traditions and routines make the shape of your life, and ideally your personal faith deepens alongside it. In ...

For anyone interested in becoming Catholic, wishing to complete the sacraments or wanting to learn more about what the church teaches, the answer for decades was "join RCIA." The Rite of Christian ...