catechumen

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Recent Examples of catechumen But this Easter, the Archdiocese of Chicago marked a 52% increase of catechumens and candidates to join the Catholic Church versus 2025. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2026
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Noun
  • The free Apple Photos is approachable for photography novices but still powerful enough to satisfy those who want extra control.
    Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • Authorities say five instructors, five novice tandem jumpers and the pilot died when the Pilatus PC-6 suddenly fell almost vertically near homes after leaving Nancy-Essey airfield.
    Antonin Utz, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • In a city whose most iconic statue is a testament to its openness to newcomers, teams from Cape Verde to Paraguay to Congo found local fans and international visitors found compatriots.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Many rural areas in the Midwest had a similar share of immigrants in 1910, but newcomers to the cities tended to be from novel sources like Russia or Italy.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Currently, the recruiting cycle is in a period in which recruits haven’t been able to make campus visits.
    Gary Bedore July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The novitiate, in this case, is Colin Smith (Harry Melling), a genial young man from the southeast London suburb of Bromley.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Community shapes people into better versions of themselves Schloegel remembers feeling anxious at the start of his novitiate, the period of living in community with other Augustinians before taking his vows.
    Jason DeRose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Catechumen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechumen. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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