I have been accompanying my adult first cousin once removed, Tara, as she has grown deeper in her Catholic faith through the ...

This story was first published on April 7, 2013, at the National Catholic Register, CNA’s sister news partner, and has been adapted and updated by CNA. Your monthly donation will help our team ...

The OCIA program was previously known as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). The Vatican announced the name ... steps that people go through on that journey toward becoming Catholic or ...

“I was crying tears of joy,” said Father Philip Ramos, AM, Paul VI’s director of Catholic Identity. Father Ramos and Sister Dianna Higgins, FMIJ, the school’s director of Campus Ministry, have guided ...

Francis has extended the work of the Synod of Bishops, a signature initiative of his 12-year papacy, which has discussed reforms such as the possibility of women serving as Catholic deacons and ...

As of Ash Wednesday, RCIA, or the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is now officially called OCIA, or the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults. Like a singer switching up a stage name, the ...

I know many parishes around the country are just changing from ‘RCIA’ to ‘OCIA.’ I really don’t like using abbreviations, especially when communicating with people who aren’t Catholic and aren’t ...

Lent Family Fast Day was on Friday 14 March 2025 but it's not too late to get involved! Find everything you need to support CAFOD this Lent at home, at school or in your parish. This Jubilee year, ...