A new report by the Catholic Church in Belgium reveals that 534 adults were baptized in 2025, up from 362 in 2024 and 229 in 2016, marking the highest figure in nine years and an increase of almost 48% in just one year. The upward trend continues in 2026, with 689 adults registered as candidates for baptism, almost 29% more than in 2025 and three times the number registered a decade earlier.

A new report by the Catholic Church in Belgium reveals that 534 adults were baptized in 2025, up from 362 in 2024 and 229 in 2016, marking the highest figure in nine years and an increase of almost 48% in just one year. The upward trend continues in 2026, with 689 adults registered as candidates for baptism, almost 29% more than in 2025 and three times the number registered a decade earlier.