The French priest who slapped a visibly frightened child during its baptism has been suspended from all baptisms and marriage celebrations The French priest who was caught on video slapping a visibly ...

Hillvue Heights Church will celebrate a remarkable milestone Sunday — the church’s 15,000th baptism during the 35 years that ...

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(RNS) — Churches from Africa to Europe to Asia are registered to participate in Baptize the World, while the Museum of the ...

In Acts 2:38-41 alone we learn that baptism brings: (1) “forgiveness of sins;” (2) the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which no unregenerate person could possess; (3) salvation (“save yourselves”); and ...

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 offer ...

Baptism is one of the most well-known rituals in Christianity. But what are the origins of this ritual? Did John the Baptist invent it himself?

Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death aims to bridge the divisions that exist within Chris­tianity over baptism. Part of Lexham Press’s Christian Essentials series, Peter Leithart’s book focuses on the ...