Baptism involves a simple formula: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” The celebrant pours water on the head of the baptized, or immerses them in water.

From the beginning of his priesthood in 1995, the Rev. Andres Arango performed the sacred ritual of baptism. Or so he believed. For a quarter-century, Father Arango baptized thousands of children and ...

QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank (AP) - Israel has opened the traditional baptism site of Jesus to daily visits. The location, where many believe John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the waters of the Jordan ...

Speakers highlighted the joy and sacrifice of the Christian life, with keynote speaker Bishop William Byrne calling the faithful to deeper participation in the sacraments and imitation of the Blessed ...

Pope Francis said Sunday that if you do not know the date of your baptism, you need to look it up so that you can celebrate the anniversary of becoming a child of God and heir to the kingdom of heaven ...

A pastor of a Catholic church in Phoenix, Arizona has resigned after learning he had incorrectly performed thousands of infant baptisms over more than two decades. Rev. Andres Arango, who conducted ...

Speaking after reciting the Angelus on Jan. 9, he prayed for peace following unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian country. Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address overlooking St. Peter’s Square ...

Like most of his fellow Italians, Mattia Nanetti, 25, from the northern city of Bologna, grew up with the teachings and sacraments of the Catholic Church in parochial school. Even his scouting group ...

When Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted learned that something was amiss at a parish in his Phoenix diocese, he consulted the Vatican and then took action. The bishop informed his flock about the misconduct and ...

Robert Siegel talks with Lawrence Cunningham, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, about the Catholic notion of "limbo" — the spiritual place where people who have not been baptized ...

(RNS) — Though data is sparse, the church and Italian atheists agree that the 2-decade-old process is becoming more common. (RNS) — Like most of his fellow Italians, Mattia Nanetti, 25, from the ...