This was the highest since France’s Conference of Bishops began such records 20 years ago. At 7,404, the number of teenagers ...

During the Middle Ages, infant baptism became predominant, and the rite was performed earlier and earlier. In 18 th-century Catholic France, it was mandatory to baptize an infant within 24 hours ...

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany ... and consecrated the Church of the Baptism of the Lord at Al-Maghtas, known in ...

The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Friday consecrated a new church at a place on the banks of the Jordan River that the Catholic ... Church of the Baptism of the ...

While the exact authorship is unknown, it is most commonly attributed to the Apostle John, according to the website Catholic Answers. In these verses, "we find a profound moment that speaks ...

Below is a collection of baptism verses to guide you on what to say or write on a baptism ... Having your baby baptized in the Catholic Church is not optional. Below are some of the best baptism ...

Catholic belief. As some are aware ... coming to faith based on their own decision after hearing the Gospel. As for the verses that mentioned the baptism of entire households, the case made to counter ...

A new ruling by the Vatican’s doctrine department has opened the door to Catholic baptism for transgender people and babies of same-sex couples. The new rules, dated October 31, come from a set ...