"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 ...

In the Roman Catholic Church infant baptism is a way in which parents can give thanks to God for the gift of their child. According to Catholic teaching it also brings about important changes in ...

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 ...

In the Catholic Church, baptism is administered — mostly to ... Sign up "The term 'scandal' in Roman Catholic theology has a specific meaning" that's different than just "moral outrage," NPR ...

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 ...

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 ...