Rise in young Catholic converts points to spiritual longing in U.S. and Europe

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Source: www.washingtonpost.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT

As Pope Leo XIV visits France, the number of converts is growing in secular Western countries, and some in Gen Z are rediscovering the faith of their grandparents.