On Ikitsuki and other remote sections of Nagasaki prefecture, Hidden Christians still pray to these disguised objects. They ...

An archaeologist has shared recently gathered evidence that Khirbet Qana, an excavation site in Israel, is the true location of Jesus Christ's first miracle in Cana. Here are the details.

A recording of a debate about Jesus’ presence in the elements of the Lord’s Supper has inspired a new round of discussion ...

A Catholic church ... ‘I baptize you with water, but one is coming who is mightier than I, and he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’ John’s baptism cannot give the Spirit.” ...

At this 7 p.m. evening Mass at St. Mary’s, the Catholic Church celebrates the Institution of the Holy ... blessing of water and the renewal of baptismal promises, along with the baptism of ...

A new Church, Shrine and monasteries at the Baptism ... of the Catholic church and monastery was overseen by former Patriarch Fouad Twal and Bishop Salim Sayegh, with significant contributions from ...

Recently, a Catholic priest addressed one such curiosity ... According to Leonard Hattingh, a church minister, water is blessed for holy acts such as holy baptism, which allows the Trinity to be ...

In the Catholic Church, baptism is considered a sacrament ... They also emphasize the connection between water baptism and baptism in the Holy Spirit. Non-denominational and Evangelical churches ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us ... Rather than the waters of Baptism making Christ holy, He himself sanctified the water. If you haven’t joined a Christ in Our Neighborhood ...

In Catholic Customs and Traditions: A Popular Guide, author Greg Dues teaches, “Taking Holy water before entering church is a way of remembering one’s baptism with a hint of purifying oneself before ...

A sacrament actually confers a grace from God, so our Lord’s baptism qualifies as a sacramental, which differs from a sacrament in that a sacramental moves the soul to desire the sacraments. There are ...