Twenty-eight years ago, the Rev. Gregory Hughes, pastor of True Life Ministries, accepted a friend’s invitation to travel to ...

Like Moses striking the rock and water pouring out, Father John Mbua Mwandi of the Diocese of Kitui, Kenya, said the ...

The Roman Catholic Church traces its origin to the apostles and specifically to Peter. They are by far the largest ...

Water thus plays a central role in the celebration ... While more than 90% of French children born after World War II received Catholic baptism, the percentage of baptized relative to the number ...

For most people, the word "exorcism" probably conjures up images of Catholic priests—compelled ... 1973's The Exorcist highlight the use of holy water, prayer, and even reason to drive out ...

I was baptized Catholic right-then-and-there in the Speaking God-Water of the Apurímac. “Welcome to Peru,” Edward proclaimed. “Do you have an extra pair of trousers?” Janice Jada Griffin ...

The early Church Fathers consistently affirmed the Catholic (and scriptural ... The “saving water” of baptism brings about a “reconciled heart” and “a new man” and “remission ...

He came walking on the water to calm the storm on the Sea of Galilee. Ritual washings were required for the Jewish people before entering the temple; and, of course, this prefigured baptism. In the ...

On Sunday, January 23, 2024, a number of prominent Filipino personalities participated in the water-baptism ceremony of the Manila-based ... I love you!" As a former Catholic, Italian-Filipina artist ...

Baptism involves a simple formula ... The celebrant pours water on the head of the baptized, or immerses them in water. Usually, Catholic clergy are responsible for baptisms.

Maria Chirinos holds her son, Jhonder, 1, during mass before his baptism ceremony at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Miami. This report was created with philanthropic support from Christian ...