Images: Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly The Catholic Church in America has ... He’d been deviating from the official text of the baptism rite for 20 years, using the first-person ...

The actress, 45, shared photographs of her daughter's Catholic baptism to Instagram on Friday, calling it a 'new beginning.' The It's All Relative star sits beside husband Angelo Pagan ...

In a letter to faithfuls, Phoenix Catholic Bishop Thomas Olmsted ... also check baptismal certificates, along with photos or videos of the baptism event, to see if they or their children were ...

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

Baptism is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and the first of the sacraments of Christian initiation, followed by Confirmation and the Eucharist. According to the Holy Scriptures ...

Pope Francis baptized babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday and encouraged parents not to worry if their children cry or fuss during Mass. On the feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Jan. 7, the ...

Dylan Dreyer is sharing special photos from the baptism of her 7-month-old son ... “I love how proud you are of your Catholic faith!” one fan wrote in the comments. Added another, “A ...

For many people in New Orleans, a Catholic Church was the backdrop for some of the most significant events in their lives: baptism, First Communion, confirmation, marriage. The photos in this ...

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 ...