The Catholic Church recommends that children be baptized as soon as possible after birth. According to the Code of Canon Law (c. 867 §1), parents have the obligation to baptize their child within ...

Washington D.C., Jan 7, 2024 / 04:00 am. While the hustle and bustle of Christmas ends for many people on Dec. 26, throughout Christian history Christmas lasts for much longer.

Fourthly, the range of what is signified in baptism—from election in eternity to consummation in glory—needs to be kept before us, lest we be tempted to exhaust its meaning by too narrow a ...

Catholic teaching said baptism was necessary to wash away original sin, which we inherited from Adam and Eve. But sending unbaptized infants to hell seemed especially cruel.

Practiced by all Churches, baptism is a fundamental rite marking the entry into Christian life. While the majority are still given to young children, Catholics celebrate adult baptisms annually on ...

Editor’s Note: In some Catholic dioceses and parishes, the question of whether to baptize the children of same-sex couples is not disputed. The child, say some dioceses and parishes, should be ...

The question of transgender godparents, as it relates to baptism, "is more complicated," Vatican News reported, because "being a godparent is not a right." Transgender Catholics can "be admitted ...

Her concern, too, is for the future of the church. The mother of nine, including one disabled child and a transgender son, said she has watched as her children gave up the Catholic faith.