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Ep 203 - Good News Friday: The Church Is Growing and Nobody Is Talking About It

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…

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