News Summary:
Adult conversions soared across U.S. dioceses, with 66 out of 71 expecting increases as of March 31. Regions like Florida and Texas anticipate significant jumps, including an 84% rise in St. Petersburg and a 53% increase in Austin. This followed news on March 30 detailing specific gains, such as Newark's projected 30% jump to 1,701 converts in 2026, a 60% increase from 2019 figures. The Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, anticipates 603 converts in 2026, marking a 35% rise from the previous year's 447. Previously, on March 28, Catholic leaders in Bangladesh respectfully declined a financial support offer from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's newly elected government. The offer, announced March 14, would have provided a monthly allowance for priests across all religious denominations, a first-of-its-kind initiative. Earlier, on March 22, an article recounted Pope Leo XIV spending an all-night vigil in Zaña, Peru, 30 miles outside Chiclayo, the day before he became bishop of that diocese. On March 19, an article by Francesca Pollio Fenton covered Sister Virginia Joy Cotter SV's discussion on vocation discernment for young women at the SEEK Conference in Denver on January 4.
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