US Catholic churches see a record number of conversions: ‘It’s a real shift’

He and other church leaders suspect the new generations of faithful, many raised by non-religious parents, have emerged spiritually hungry from a steady diet of social media reels and Love Island watch parties. Catholicism offers a counterweight: rituals and a history that reaches far beyond the algorithm…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/25/young-americans-catholic-church-revival