The Catholic Enquiry Centre launched a new nationwide advertising campaign on Pentecost Sunday (27 May), which was repeated on Sunday 10 June, which has attracted a significant number of enquiries from people keen to learn more about the Catholic faith.

To date, more than 500 people have requested information on the Catholic faith.

Readers of papers in every state capital and the Northern Territory were asked “Want to know what Catholics believe?” and invited to phone, email or return a coupon for a free set of instructions into the Catholic faith.

On the Sunday when the ad first appeared seven people responded by email, and once the office opened today, calls and emails have been continually received, reaching 25 by lunchtime.

Director of the Catholic Enquiry Centre, Marita Winters, said at the time “We even received three coupons in the mail today! People must have been really ready to receive this invitation to have responded so quickly.

“There may be others who take a little longer to respond, and that’s fine. We just want people to know there is a place they can find out about the Catholic faith before taking the next step of contacting a Catholic community.”

Enquirers will receive a series of information brochures on the Catholic faith, a book of Daily Prayers as well as details of other publications stocked by the Catholic Enquiry Centre.

The Catholic Enquiry Centre coupon advertisements have been used to reach people unconnected with the Catholic Church since the Centre opened in 1959. However, in the last six years the ads have been missing from the newspapers.

 Click here to view the Catholic Enquiry Centre Ad