At the end of the fall semester, the Newman Center at ASU saw 52 students join the Catholic faith. A spokesperson said it’s the largest cohort that the staff knows of.
The Rev. Aaron Qureshi, a chaplain who has worked at the Newman Center for three and a half years, usually witnesses about 15 to 20 people complete the sacraments of initiation each year. He said in addition to those who completed the sacraments in the fall, there will be more in the spring.
“We’ve been blessed here at the Newman Center with a lot of interest among our students, our Gen Z population,” Qureshi said…