The early Church Fathers consistently affirmed the Catholic (and scriptural) belief about baptism, viewing it as a sacrament for the remission of sins and the regeneration of the soul. I aim to ...

In the early Church, Christians, particularly those in the East, celebrated the advent of Christ on Jan. 6 by commemorating Nativity, Visitation of the Magi, Baptism of Christ, and the Wedding of ...

As discussed in a previous article, the early Church Fathers laid a strong foundation ... St. Basil the Great (330-379) believed in “the baptism of salvation” and “being saved through ...

According to figures from the Catholic Church in France ... of Christians worldwide are still baptized in early childhood. "The age of baptism has varied greatly over time," noted historian ...

Apollos had been instructed in the way of the Lord and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. “He began to speak boldly in the ...