DES MOINES, Iowa — The Diocese of Des Moines is reporting a 51% uptick in the last year, according to a New York Times report, and with Easter here, a new batch of converts has been welcomed into the church. Some experts are wondering what’s causing the increase in people to become curious about Catholicism.
Dr. Kristy Nabhan-Warren is a religious studies professor at the University of Iowa and an expert in Roman Catholicism. When assessing the boost in members, she thinks it’s being driven by current events.
“With all the things going on in the world, you know, war, hunger, all the scary things, that we can’t understand and explain and we can’t always explain well to our own kids. I think that being in church where there’s a kind of comfort,” she said…