In the Roman liturgy the post- baptismal anointing ... and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." 81 "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental ...

"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 24 years, the Catholic community in the region has made a pilgrimage, gathering around its patriarch, to celebrate the baptism of Jesus on Jan. 12. Speaking from the window of the Vatican’s ...

Radical Reformers were also pejoratively called "anabaptists" (rebaptizers) because of their opposition to infant baptism and their ... challenged not only Roman Catholic doctrine and authority ...

The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church occurred around ... While church staff members were preparing for a baptism Sunday, they found broken glass and soon noticed the ...

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the banks of the Jordan River officially recognized by the church as ...

As a member of the local ministerial group, I volunteered to write the reflections for the month of February. It’s my favorite month of the year. My husband and I will celebrate our 56th wedding ...