80 The sacramental bond of the unity of Christians 1271 Baptism constitutes the foundation of communion among all Christians, including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic ...

It is only by claiming the identity given to us in our baptism and making our prayers in Jesus Christ, that they become ...

NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small groups that gather in the home weekly to ...

France's Catholic church recorded a 31% increase in adult baptisms over the previous year. A quest for meaning or a return to ...

We cannot baptize a child against the wishes of its parents; and if the parents are not Catholics, they must not only consent to the baptism, but also agree to bring the child up in the Catholic ...

Jesus’ instructions were to “baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), so these words are said during the baptism. It is done using total immersion ...

there must be a founded hope that the infant will be brought up in the Catholic religion.” Regarding the first requirement, ...

Q: I'm a new mother in the middle of a messy divorce. I admit that I have never been a very good Catholic, but I still want my baby baptized in the hope that he will have a better relationship with Go ...

The baptism ceremony also allows parents and godparents to make a promise before God to bring the baby up within the faith of Christianity. Christian denominations that also practise infant ...

Transgender people can be baptised in the Catholic Church as long as doing ... office also said trans people could be godparents at a baptism and witnesses at a wedding. The move follows attempts ...

A MMAN — The Catholic Church in Jordan held its annual Christian pilgrimage day on Friday to Jesus' Baptismal site, during which Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem ...