I can never forget the first baptism I celebrated. I was a transitional deacon assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of ...

Some Christians believe baptism makes a Christian a member of God’s family. In many denominations babies are baptised, and this is known as infant baptism. Jesus’ instructions were to "baptise ...

"Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 3:21) "For ...

Christians who practise believer’s baptism accept that a person needs to be able to claim Jesus as their personal saviour. The celebration of baptism is a way of showing that this belief exists ...

The death of a six-week-old baby hours after a baptism ceremony in Romania has prompted an Orthodox archbishop to say such rituals will be analysed to avoid further tragedy. The baby had a cardiac ...

Police halted a baptism service after about 30 worshippers ... "It's about loving our neighbour, and you can talk with a number of people here who are extremely vulnerable, homeless or on the ...