Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis ...

From the moment Jesus was about to ascend to heaven, when he gathered his disciples on the mountain, the Catholic Church has understood that baptism is inseparable from mission. “Go, therefore, and ...

Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death aims to bridge the divisions that exist within Chris­tianity over baptism. Part of Lexham Press’s Christian Essentials series, Peter Leithart’s book focuses on the ...

Can it really be the case that God would not recognise the baptism of any departed soul because the priest, his servant, had messed up? (TerryHealy / iStock / Getty Images) The past week has seen news ...

A parish entry reveals an argument that proved pivotal to the abolitionist cause, at a time when an estimated 20,000 Black people were living in the country ...

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Ancient Rus’ was christened in 988 by Vladimir the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev. On his name day, July 28th, Russian Orthodox believers celebrate the anniversary of this event, turning 1030 in 2018.

In February, the Diocese of Phoenix announced that thousands of infant baptisms that had been performed by a local pastor were in fact invalid as a result of one incorrect word. In the official rite ...

In some evangelical churches, a once-staid ritual is returning to its informal roots — and things sometimes get “a little rowdy” along the way. Waves crashing over Paul Allen and Jimmy Scroggins of ...

Baptism Site, July 29 (Petra) - The Baptism Site of Jesus Christ, known as Al-Maghtas, remains a "foundational" pillar of global Christian heritage and religious tourism, Senate Tourism and Heritage ...