Ancient cathedral at Hippos reveals two baptism rooms, suggesting early Christians practiced multiple rituals in the same ...

Catholics don't like converts, not really. We don't trust converts. Converts annoy us because no convert to Catholicism can ...

Over 13,200 adults and over 8,100 adolescents were baptized during the April 4 Easter Vigil, according to an annual survey ...

Francis, along with the Schaffer sisters, Abigail and twins Caralyn and Jillian, were all baptized into the Catholic Church ...

A journey of discernment is culminating this Easter weekend for Mason Thompson, a young, married family man who is getting baptized in the Catholic church. "I'm a little nervous, but mostly I'm just ...

In many Catholic communities across Asia, the sacrament of Christian initiation for adults is celebrated during the Easter Vigil. The testimony of Iwane Toshiya, published on the Japanese Catholics’ ...

Across France, more than 13,000 adults will be baptized this Easter, according to data released by the French Bishops’ Conference — an increase of 28% compared with 2025.

Not so long ago, when U.S. Catholic leaders said something political, they tended to sound like conservatives. American bishops’ most prominent policy statements focused on three issues: same-sex ...

(RNS) — As Americans hotly debate the Iran war, many examine the political and economic consequences, while others consider the war from an ethical and moral perspective. For pacifists, the answer is ...

Most Catholics don’t seem to have allowed themselves to recognize the gravity of the conflict underway in the United States. One can go to church, see an American flag alongside the altar, pray for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pastor Doug Wilson works in his office at Kirker Commons on April 4, 2025, in Moscow, Idaho. (Lindsey Wasson / AP Photo) ...

Sachini Dilshani Weerakoon is due to receive baptism and become a full member of the Catholic Church on April 4. (Photo supplied) As a teenager, Sachini Dilshani Weerakoon struggled with a persistent ...