The parishioners and officials of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday marked the dedication of the ...
Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi Parish on Wednesday celebrated the dedication of its church and altar, which also marked the 69th anniversary of its canonical establishment. The momentous event ...
Sixth Sunday of EasterMost of us may have little remembrance of our own baptism, but I am sure we can recollect the day of ...
From the Camerlengo formally calling out the Pope’s baptismal name three times to confirm ...
RIVERSIDE — Father Ben Snyder and Deacon Derick Cranston, both of Holy Family Parish in Riverside, recently had a moving and ...
The Rite of Peace follows, by which the Church asks for peace and unity for herself and for the whole human family, and the ...
On May 20, the Pope began a series of messages focused on 'Sacrosanctum Concilium,' a constitution on the sacred liturgy and ...
If Holy Communion under both kinds is the commendable practice, the Precious Blood is already in separate chalices prepared ...
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(RNS) — On the first Saturday in May, Pastor Mark Francey stood in the chilly waters of Pirate’s Cove, a beach off the coast of Southern California, and baptized dozens of people, one by one, over the ...
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The pre-Christian origins of baptism

Baptism is one of the most well-known rituals in Christianity. But what are the origins of this ritual? Did John the Baptist ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Holocaust survivors says 14 years of negotiations with the Mormon church over posthumous baptism of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps have fallen apart. Some of the ...