The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), the yearlong process of joining the Catholic Church, is most effective when laypeople and priests work together and when the learning process ...

The action still needs the approval of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments before it takes effect. The name change applies both to the process by which ...

For anyone interested in becoming Catholic, wishing to complete the sacraments or wanting to learn more about what the church teaches, the answer for decades was "join RCIA." The Rite of Christian ...

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 ...

As Lent begins, we approach the conclusion of the season of conversions in the U.S. Catholic Church. Parishes began the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, formerly known as RCIA (or the Rite of ...

Later this week, I shall be giving a talk to the RCIA group at my parish about Church History. So, I dusted off my notes and thought I would share some of the highlights from the talk I will give. By ...

RCIA leaders from the Diocese of Wilmington are motivated and inspired each year by those inquiring about the Catholic faith. Educating others about Catholicism is a fulfilling experience, they claim, ...

St. Mary of the Nativity, 1 Kent St. in Scituate Harbor, will offer Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults classes starting in September. RCIA is the process of spiritual and catechetical formation ...

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 ...