More than 8,000 joined the Catholic Church through the Los Angeles diocese alone.
Thousands of converts were confirmed into the Catholic Church over Easter weekend, the latest indication that the Church is experiencing a revival, particularly among young people.
The Church saw a 38 percent increase in Easter converts across U.S. dioceses relative to last year, according to Hallow, a Catholic-based faith app which obtained data from 140 of the country’s 175 dioceses.
“Really incredible to see what’s going on across dioceses in the US this Easter. The Lord is truly at work, bringing so many back to Him and to experience His love right now,” Hallow CEO and Co-Founder Alex Jones said.
All four of the largest dioceses in the U.S. — Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Phoenix — saw significant growth. The Los Angeles diocese welcomed 8,000 converts this Easter, a 139 percent growth from last year and the highest number of recorded converts of any diocese in the country.
The data represents people who joined the Church through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) process, and includes both catechumens, unbaptized people who join the church, and candidates, who are baptized and enter through confirmation.
In 2025, Bible sales were up 11 percent over 2024, with approximately 18 million Bibles purchased across the U.S. Further, after the assassination of conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk, 2.4 million Bibles were sold in September 2025 alone.
Data from parishes in college towns also show an increase of young people, in particular, flocking to the Church.
At Harvard, for example, 50 students planned to join the Church through the school’s Catholic center, a double digit increase from last Easter, according to The Atlantic. The University of Michigan is also seeing an increase in conversions, with 40 students taking the step forward in their faith, a 30 person increase from last year’s conversion class.
In general, the upward trend of people joining the Church remains strong, even though some parishes are seeing steady growth or even decreases in membership, compared to pandemic-level conversions, according to Hallow’s research.
“The Diocese of Shreveport (La.) is set to welcome 257 combined candidates and catechumens this year, down from 329 a year ago, but up considerably from 2021, when it welcomed a combined 89 people,” according to Hallow.
Christianity remains the most popular religion in the United States, with 62 percent of Americans self-identifying as Christian, according to Pew Research Center studies. According to a Gallup poll, 69 percent of Americans identify with the Christian religion.
Over the past 20 years, Christianity saw a steady decline in the U.S., however that decline has slowed in recent years and stabilized.
“It’s been our mission from the beginning to introduce folks to the love the Lord has for them and lead them into a better relationship with Him through His bride, the Church – an honor to get to partner with so many parishes, schools, and dioceses that are doing just that,” Jones said.