Hundreds contact Catholic Enquiry Centre in 2025

Between January and mid-December 2025, the CEC received more than 300 enquiries by phone and by email.

“What’s especially encouraging is that enquiries steadily increased across the year, with many people reaching out in the final months of 2025,” the CEC stated. 

From September onwards, the CEC began tracking the types of questions people were asking. About two-thirds of enquiries were from people who were exploring the Catholic faith for the first time, returning after time away or wondering how to become Catholic.

The remaining enquiries came from people who were already Catholic and looking for support, resources or ways to share their faith.

“In other words, most people contacting us are on a faith journey – curious, hopeful, sometimes unsure, but open,” the CEC stated.

“Many people tell us they’ve already spent time reading online, watching videos or quietly reflecting before they ever step into a church or contact a parish.”

Among the comments received by the CEC are: “I’ve been learning more about Christianity and feel drawn to the Catholic faith”; “We’ve been attending Mass and want to learn more about becoming Catholic”; “I’m returning to faith after many years away.”

The CEC stated that this is why accessible, trustworthy online information matters so much. For many people, the journey begins privately – with questions, late-night searches and gentle curiosity.

In October 2025, the CEC launched a new initiative called Catholic Enquiry Connect to help people move from curiosity to community. Throughout the country, volunteers known as “connectors” and “champions” are helping ensure that people who reach out are warmly welcomed and supported in local parishes.

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More People Are Exploring the Catholic Faith – Catholic Discovery (Catholic Enquiry Centre)