Gingrich converts to Catholicism

Many rumors have been flying around that Newt would be converting around Easter, and they turn out to be true. Newt Converted to the Catholic Church on Sunday.

Gingrich becomes a Catholic

By Betsy Rothstein
Posted: 03/30/09 08:15 PM [ET]

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) converted to Catholicism on Sunday and celebrated his new faith with some close friends at the hot spot Café Milano.

Gingrich, who had been a Baptist, attended Sunday evening Mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill and was confirmed into the Catholic Church that evening during a separate service.—The HIll