{"id":338973,"date":"2026-04-29T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-catholic-church-is-seeing-a-new-wave-of-converts-from-the-us-to-africa-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:00:52","slug":"why-the-catholic-church-is-seeing-a-new-wave-of-converts-from-the-us-to-africa-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-catholic-church-is-seeing-a-new-wave-of-converts-from-the-us-to-africa-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Catholic church is seeing a new wave of converts, from the US to Africa | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6evQHIbIRJg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why the Catholic church is seeing a new wave of converts, from the US to Africa | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6evQHIbIRJg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>From Gen Z curiosity \u2014 driven by social media \u2014 to global shifts in where the Church is growing, Catholicism looks like it\u2019s gaining momentum. Vatican correspondent Colleen Dulle helps us make sense of what\u2019s driving so many people to convert. <\/p>\n<p>#catholic #popeleo #usa #africa #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Are we seeing some kind of Catholic revival?<br \/>\n00:47 Colleen Dulle, Vatican Correspondent, America Magazine<br \/>\n02:07 Why are people joining the Catholic church?<br \/>\n04:01 Social media helps fuel growing interest in Catholicism<br \/>\n05:13 Catholicism on the rise across Africa<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Gen Z curiosity \u2014 driven by social media \u2014 to global shifts in where the Church is growing, Catholicism looks like it\u2019s gaining momentum. 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