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Conversions surge in France (Pillar)
Posted on 04/3/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Of the 21,386 converts, 13,234 are adults, and 8,152 are adolescents. Among the adults, 42% are between the ages of 18 and 25, and 40% are between 26 and 40.
62% of the adult converts are women, and 71% of adult converts live in urban areas.
Bishop Barron, Cardinal Dolan to speak at presidential event rededicating US to God (EWTN News)
Posted on 04/3/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will also speak at the event. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the retired archbishop of New York, will offer a video address.
Church desecrated in French small town (OIDAC Europe)
Posted on 04/3/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“The tabernacle had been forced open, consecrated hosts were scattered across the floor, and ciboriums and chalices were taken from the sacristy,” the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe reported. “Similar break-ins occurred in Meroux and Bourguignon, where church doors were forced [open] and liturgical objects stolen.”
Cardinal Woelki warns against Communion services, calls on priests to celebrate Mass daily (National Catholic Register)
Posted on 04/3/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“I am concerned that Communion services—often with the distribution of holy Communion—are increasingly replacing the celebration of the Eucharist on Sundays,” Cardinal Woelki preached at the archdiocesan Chrism Mass. “That, dear brothers, is no longer Catholic, and I urgently ask you to counteract this from the outset!”
Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica
Posted on 04/3/2026 20:14 PM (The Daily Register)
Hundreds of Adults to Be Baptized in Paris at Easter — Part of Thousands-Strong Surge of New Catholics in France
Posted on 04/3/2026 18:30 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Speaks With Israeli and Ukrainian Presidents Amid Conflicts in Holy Land, Ukraine
Posted on 04/3/2026 17:53 PM (The Daily Register)
PHOTOS: Pilgrims Keep Watch With Eucharist at Altars of Repose in Rome
Posted on 04/3/2026 17:43 PM (The Daily Register)