You are being fed a steady diet of bad news. Scandal, division, empty pews — that's the narrative. But what if the narrative is wrong?
This is Good News Friday, a brand new weekly segment on The Manly Catholic where we cut through the noise and bring you five stories from the Catholic world that will make you want to stand up and cheer. No clickbait. No doom. Just the truth.
*📚 Sources & Further Reading:*
* *Hallow App — 38% average diocesan growth in OCIA 2026* https://hallow.com/blog/catholic-church-sees-massive-growth-in-new-members/
* *National Catholic Register — Conversions surge across U.S. dioceses* https://www.ncregister.com/news/catholic-converts-surge-us
* *EWTN News — Adult conversions soar across the country* https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/adult-conversions-soar-in-dioceses-across-u-s
* *Aleteia — 2026 convert boom: Where around the world and why?* https://aleteia.org/2026/04/03/2026-convert-boom-where-around-the-world-and-why/
* *The Catholic Register — Easter boom: a Catholic revival?* https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3686-easter-boom-a-catholic-revival
* *Samuel Trizuljak — "The Catholic Church's American Moment" | The Catholic Thing* https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2026/05/08/the-catholic-churchs-american-moment/
* *Pope Leo XIV — Marian pilgrimage to Pompeii | National Catholic Register* https://www.ncregister.com/cna/leo-xiv-makes-marian-pilgrimage-on-1-year-anniversary-as-pope
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