Catholic converts are surging across the United States this Easter 2026, with many dioceses reporting record-breaking numbers of people entering the Catholic Church. In this EWTN News In Depth web exclusive, Catherine Hadro speaks with National Catholic Register journalists Matt McDonald and Jonah McKeown to analyze the latest data on Catholic conversions and what’s behind the trend. Why are more Americans—especially Gen Z—becoming Catholic? Is this the beginning of a broader religious revival in the U.S.? And what do these numbers reveal about the future of the Church?

0:30 – How the Register Collected Conversion Data
1:22 – Post‑COVID Growth and Multi‑Year Increases
2:08 – Why So Many Gen Z Are Entering the Church
3:22 – Parish Outreach, Catechesis, and Concrete Initiatives
4:28 – Why Conversion Data Is So Hard to Track
5:05 – Are We Seeing a Real Religious Revival?
6:27 – Social Media vs. Personal Invitation in Evangelization
7:34 – Is There a “Pope Leo Effect” in the U.S.?
8:12 – Eucharistic Revival, Pilgrimages, and Conversions
9:54 – How the Church Can Welcome and Retain New Converts
11:10 – The Parish as Family

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