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VATICAN CITY (RNS) – As countries including the United States and France report a rise in the number of young Catholic converts, a new Vatican document cautions against triumphalism, arguing that new baptisms don’t always lead to lasting religious commitment.

The document, titled “Venite ad Me (Come to Me): Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change,” was released Thursday (Oct. 22). It addresses the struggles, challenges and opportunities of the Catholic Church and its families in passing the faith to new generations.…