Revival time

 I live in the Philippines so can't judge this, but if CNN says it's so, maybe it's true?

Religion is making a revival, and at the center is Roman Catholicism who has laypeople on line at the head, not the Vatican per se.

... this summer Pope Leo met with 1,000 Catholic influencers –...at the Vatican, underlining the importance of what the church leadership sees as “digital missionaries.”  

and don't forget that the church just declared a computer nerd a saint.

and now it is open, as we see thousands praying at meetings mourning the death of conservative and Christian influencer Charlie Kirk, a Prostestant married to a Catholic.

Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, writes about when a preference cascade becomes a flood: He identifies this as the quiet people finally realizing that they are not the only ones with these beliefs and that Kirk's death is bringing them out into the open.

related story from western PA from Selena Zito:

The awakening few see coming

She describes the packed churches after the assasination of Charles Kirk and interviews a pastor of a non denomenational church near colleges in Pittsburgh:

These young people are rejecting an ideology that’s inherently against the idea of God....But there in my church, there is very, very, very little conversation about politics...The conversation is people need Jesus and a return to traditional ways of thinking about identity and relationships, and our place in the world, and what really matters in life,”...

 

 “The wave has been rising. And I think that the assassination of Charlie Kirk just reinforces some of these core values...

The Sanctuary wasn’t the only congregation to be filled to the rafters. My tiny little country Catholic church was packed in the aisles and at the door... 

Howard said this return to faith may not be just about Kirk, adding that not everyone at their services agreed with all of his politics.

“But the one thing that everyone is agreeing on is his boldness about his faith in Jesus,” he said.

Before Kirk’s death, there was this sense that if you talked about your faith, there would be guaranteed backlash, explained Howard.

“You see this politically. Well, it’s similar when it comes to faith, where it’s like, if I’m open and honest about what I really believe, I will be called a bigot. I will be called hateful. I will be called an enemy of love, and I will be sidelined, and I’ll be persecuted. And that has been the reality for the last 20 years,” he said.

“Well, now what you’re seeing is people who are saying, I don’t care. I’m going to be bold and unashamed,” Howard said.

“These kids have a light that pierces through the darkness, and that can actually change what’s wrong in our world,” Howard said. “And this is our moment.” .....