The new RCIA guidebook book features a renewed emphasis on mystagogy, the process through which new Catholics are integrated more deeply into the Christian life of the Church. For years, the unsung ...

For the past two Sunday at 7 p.m. Masses in Founders Chapel a special celebration has taken place to recognize the deepening faith formation of 17 University of San Diego students. On April 28, six ...

In the first months of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened due process, a fundamental principle enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. His attacks have spanned from the ...

The Supreme Court ruled on the evening of April 10 that the Trump administration must comply with a lower court’s order to “facilitate” the release from custody of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an ...

As Easter approaches, Notre Dame students in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) program continue to prepare to receive the sacraments of initiation. This year’s program is the largest ...

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 ...

Following are NCR reader responses to recent news articles, opinion columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Practicing Catholics respond to practicing ...

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Fifteen men and women completed the University of San Diego’s Sacramental Preparation for Confirmation on Sunday night, May 7, in Founders Chapel. The university’s program, the Rite of Christian ...

A one-day formation programme for new RCIA coordinators and facilitators (catechists) was conducted by the KL Archdiocesan RCIA Ministry, a sub-ministry of the KL Archdiocesan Catechetical Ministry ...

Change is coming to the process for initiating adults into the Catholic Church. That gives the Worcester diocese a chance to make improvements for this process locally. Perhaps most obvious is the ...

For couples who wish to be wed in a Catholic church, there are certain requirements that must be met first. Weddings of all sorts take proper planning, and a sacred ceremony is no different. If you ...