(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 ...

Sixth Sunday of EasterMost of us may have little remembrance of our own baptism, but I am sure we can recollect the day of ...

The Rite of Peace follows, by which the Church asks for peace and unity for herself and for the whole human family, and the ...

Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi Parish on Wednesday celebrated the dedication of its church and altar, which also ...

The parishioners and officials of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday marked the dedication of the ...

From the Camerlengo formally calling out the Pope’s baptismal name three times to confirm ...

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When the lone piper on the Murrayfield roof stopped playing to allow the crowd to take Flower of Scotland to a finish, there were goosebumps everywhere. Scotland players had tears in their eyes as the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a one-of-a-kind artifact near the Sea of Galilee that may reveal new details about how early Christians practiced baptism. The 1,400-year-old artifact was recently found ...

Additional discoveries made a the site included a bronze candelabrum and marble reliquary, both the largest of their kind to ever be found in Israel. A marble block with three half-sphere depressions ...