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 ...

Msgr. Joseph Prior reflects on how St. Monica’s unwavering prayer for her son reminds us that true faith trusts God’s timing even when the answers seem delayed.

We can pray in petition, praise, thanksgiving or repentance, but underneath every kind or style of prayer, the purpose is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: In families that are suffering from generational curses or that are involved in a lot of occult practices, why doesn't ...

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 ...

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 ...