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 ...

I suspect that same-sex couples’ children are refused baptism because a judgment has been made that they cannot raise their child in the Catholic faith as L.G.B.T.Q. parents. This is not true.

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 ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

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 ...

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.