Father Matt Wheeler, pastor at USC Caruso Catholic Center, highlights the booming Catholic Church, seeing a surge in religious converts and young men answering the call to priesthood. Over 400 men are ...

You’re reading Awakenings, a newsletter on religion. Click here to get the full edition in your inbox. Julia Yost is a senior editor of First Things magazine. This Easter, Catholic dioceses across ...

On March 31, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Chiles v. Salazar that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors likely violates the First Amendment rights of licensed therapists. The ruling ...

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Deacon Thomas Mohan holds up the Book of the Elect to catechumens coming into the church during the Rite of Election celebration on March 8, 2025, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Adult conversions to Catholicism are rising across the United States. Scholars say this trend reflects a broader search for community and stability during uncertain times. New data ...

Danny Ramirez had been searching for years for a religion to make his own when he walked into a Mass at a Roman Catholic church in Brentwood one night last year. The experience transfixed him, he said ...

In the latest legal setback for LGBTQ+ Americans, the Supreme Court said Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for young people infringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on March 31 said Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for young people infringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor, the latest legal setback ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Colorado counselor who challenged a state law that bans "conversion therapy" for minors, ruling that lower courts failed to apply ...

The Supreme Court will soon issue its ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that could overturn the bans on conversion therapy for minors currently in place in 27 states. But while some people are ...