Some churches say Baptism is optional, but the New Testament teaches it is integral to the life of faith. Movies and tv shows have probably included more scenes of baptism than any other distinctly ...

Infant baptism speaks to the larger question of how baptism ought to be understood and interpreted, and how Christian parents should raise their children in the faith. Many denominations, including ...

Christian parents want their children to develop into compassionate and devout followers of Jesus Christ. And with that noble ...

BUCHAREST -- The death of a 6-week-old infant after he was submerged while being baptized has sparked public outrage in Romania and led to calls for the centuries-old rite to be changed. The drama of ...

Last week a six-week-old baby died in Suceava, Romania during his baptism into the Romanian Orthodox Church. The priest is being held on manslaughter charges and a firestorm of anger has begun to be ...

The Church of England’s canon law decrees that babies should be christened within a fortnight of birth. Parents are prone to stretch the deadline a bit, but now the whole practice is under fire. Three ...

ROME – Pope Francis baptized more than 30 babies inside the Vatican Sunday and issued a clear defense of infant baptism, saying it gives children the grace and assistance to grow in the faith as they ...

With the arrival of a new baby, certain events can feel overwhelming, especially when some family members tend to overstep new parents’ boundaries. One mother revealed that she is facing this dilemma, ...

Note: This article deals with infant loss. The room operated at a frantic pace, as it was. And then the baby was spontaneously delivered. A mother lay in bed wailing, her legs still hoisted. She kept ...

Sunday, Jan. 13, is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Today at 10 a.m. in the Sistine Chapel (2 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time), Pope Benedict XVI will baptize several babies in the Sistine Chapel.

This weekend, the Church begins to move out of the Christmas season. Pointing us to the baptism of the Lord Jesus, we now head back into Ordinary Time and its emphasis on discipleship. The location of ...