Russell Moore’s baptism in 1983 was a decorous occasion, or at least as decorous as possible when the main event consists of being plunged underwater in front of one’s entire church. The ceremony took ...

Growth in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rebounded last year after falling off a coronavirus cliff in 2020, but the bounce remained far below pre-pandemic levels. Overall membership ...

Catholic Church leaders ban baptismal godparents in one Italian diocese amid concern the role is more unsavory than sacred — and can be exploited by the Mafia. Religious leaders in Catania issued a ...

On a balmy Southern California afternoon, waves at Pirate’s Cove lapped with something other than salt and foam including 30,000 acts of faith. That was Baptize America, a nationwide coordinated ...

A priest in Arizona resigned after he incorrectly performed baptisms for decades, possibly derailing the rite for thousands of people. The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix on its website confirmed Andres ...

NORRISTOWN — The Rev. Gus Puleo, pastor of St. Patrick Church in Norristown, wants it to be known that his church is more than a place for the faithful to worship. The parish, he said offers much, ...

(RNS) — In February 2021, Amina Massai Jefferson-Motley dressed in a white shirt and pants for her baptism. Her mother stood nearby as an associate minister of First Baptist Church of Glenarden asked ...

From the beginning of his priesthood in 1995, the Rev. Andres Arango performed the sacred ritual of baptism. Or so he believed. For a quarter-century, Father Arango baptized thousands of children and ...