A growing number of young people are turning to the Catholic Church from other denominations, religions, and even no faith at all. Some dioceses are reporting year-over-year increases in new ...

Sydney Johnston grew up in a nondenominational Christian household — but now the Upper West Side millennial is a devout Catholic. “There’s just something so beautiful and transcendent about ...

Is Catholicism ‘Cool’ Now? Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for his first general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, May 21, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters) ...

Catholicism also lends itself to modern culture in some surprising ways that particularly resonate with Gen Z’s emphasis on “aesthetic” and beauty.

Another crossroads for modern Catholicism occurred following the death of Pope Pius XII in October 1958. The cardinals opted for what they thought was a “caretaker” pope, 76-year-old Angelo ...