An ancient 1,500-year-old baptismal font has been discovered during renovation work at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Bethlehem is Jesus’ birthplace, according to Christian tradition. The ...

Dominican Father Pius Pietrzyk, chair of the pastoral studies department at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California, told CNA that recommendations from a bishops’ conference are not binding ...

People in the United States often have a kind of cynical view of participation. In an era of "participation trophies," we associate it with bothering to show up — and not much more. We talk about ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Father Robert D. Lariviere, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in ...

For as long as humans have prayed, they have probably prayed at water places. Water often moves us to wonder, joy, terror or peace, and many times, water—whether it ...

On Oct. 28, the feast of the apostles Simon and Jude, the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops released its synthesis (summary) report, “A Synodal Church in ...

Sunday afternoons – a time to sit in the back yard, invite some friends over to the pool and baptize a few folks. Pardon me? At the Rev. Dave Downs’ house in east Orange County, the dove-shaped ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The original 12 cast-iron oxen — 2,200 pounds each — installed when Salt Lake Temple first opened in 1893 are now back at home after being "meticulously" restored as the temple's ...

Editor's note: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, spoke Jan. 25 at this year's annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, which brings together Catholic activists from ...

A 21-year-old man who took off his clothes, then peed into a holy water baptismal while under the influence of meth has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in North Dakota. The odd exhibition ...

HEALDSBURG (KRON) — A Healdsburg father has been arrested for allegedly drowning his 4-year-old daughter in a baptismal pool at a Catholic church, police announced Monday. Gerardo Mendoza Ordaz, 42, ...