A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...

For those who track the annual lectionary journey, yesterday’s focus was the “Baptism of the Lord.” It’s a topic near and dear to my heart, since I hold that the recovery of baptismal integrity is one ...

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.

Sunday, Jan. 12, is the Baptism of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or ...

It marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and is considered one of the most important religious festivals in Ethiopia. Crowds, which included people from across the UK, met at the New Bingley ...

At age 21, Willie A. Watkins found himself “on the other end of the stick.”  He didn’t say what that meant exactly […] ...

BUCHAREST ndash Through online sermons and a bustling virtual community a Chinese Christian group labeled as a ldquocultrdquo and persecuted inside ...

For Tirsit Teshome, 28, Epiphany (Timket) is more than a religious holiday—it’s a vibrant celebration of Ethiopian identity and unity. As the streets of Addis ...

An unusual partnership between a Black Baptist church and a white Presbyterian church, born out of need, has become an ...

Nearly 500,000 pilgrims of all denominations visit this site annually, which is under the protection of the Baptism Site Commission. According to the Gospel (John 1:28), this is “Bethany Beyond ...