Matthew knew this story was scandalous: Jesus asked John to baptize him! Imagine what John's disciples did with this when they debated with Peter and the gang. (It's incomprehensible that the two ...

In the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, he continued, there is special divine significance. With this feast day, the pastor explained, “God has come to reclaim us for himself.” Because of ...

Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter's Square Jan. 12, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the pope said that Christ's humble act shows "the attitude of simplicity, respect, moderation and ...

Pope Francis returned to St. Peter's Square for the Sunday prayer of the Angelus, on the occasion of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord which, according to the liturgical calendar currently in force ...