The RCIA process is now called OCIA, reflecting a closer translation of the process by which adults are initiated into the Catholic faith. The Second Vatican Council reinstated what was referred to in ...

In his new book, Becoming Catholic, the sociologist David Yamane tells the story of Deacon Zeke, the coordinator of adult religious education for a parish in the Midwest. Professor Yamane sat in on ...

Every Easter vigil, dioceses across the United States welcome thousands of new converts into the Catholic Church through RCIA. But how a parish’s RCIA efforts prepare and support new converts to be ...

In a commentary for NCR, Jesuit Fr. Thomas Acker says that since the first publication of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults manual was almost 50 years ago and with a decline in church ...

Millions of Americans have joined the Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA. Adult converts typically join the Catholic Church on Easter, but their initiation ...

Consequently, the RCIA process includes several moments of public exposure for the Baptism candidate. After a period of inquiry, a seeker asks to enter the Order of Catechumens in a public Rite of ...

“I had a difficult time freshman year acclimating to social life and challenging classes,” recalls sophomore psychology major Jenna Moscarelli. “I struggled to find a place where I really felt at home ...

To address the New Evangelization directives from Blessed John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, new programs geared for adults and young adults are on the scene. The RCIA program ...

Yes. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is designed specifically for those who are unbaptized who wish to become baptized Catholics. If, for logistical reasons, a person was unable to ...

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults — the Catholic process by which adults enter the Church — suggests that there are four stages or steps in the process of Christian initiation. These steps — ...

Any unbaptized person is considered a catechumen and should enter into the full RCIA process for catechumens. In situations where the catechumen is already well educated in the Catholic faith the ...

Nicole Scheys never knew her father. Until last summer, the 21-year-old University of Florida senior had never even met him. So it came as some surprise when he learned that his daughter was ...