The Baptism Site transcends being merely an ancient religious location by all standards; it is a deeply rooted spiritual ...

Thousands took part in ceremonies where the tabots were escorted by priests dressed in colorful robes while carrying ...

"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 ...

The baptism of Jesus Christ was obviously not necessary to cleanse him of sins, but it was needed to set an example for Christians and begin Jesus’ ministry. The Revs. Ben Ford and Kathryn Almendarez ...

In the best of our Baptist traditions, baptism is both an individual act and a communal act.

My dad grew up with two relatives who were eccentric, to say the least. One was an uncle who showed up periodically to sleep on the front porch — often deciding that clothing was an unnecessary ...

Along with yesterday’s feast of the Epiphany and the wedding at Cana, today’s feast, the Baptism of the Lord, is one of the three epiphanies of Jesus’ humanity, according to the early Church Fathers.

Fr Dominic McGrattan responds to recent comments by former President Mary McAleese that baptising babies represents a ...