Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

As the midday sun filtered through the colorful stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, including the crucifixion and resurrection, sounds of the organ filled the wooden sanctuary with ...

At least 30 people are expected to join the Catholic Church during the upcoming Easter Vigil in a parish in China's Beijing ...

Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John. In Luke’s account, in prayer and subsequent to his baptism, ...

Baptism was instituted ... us from the eternal punishment and generally only from part of the temporal. Prayer, good works and indulgences in this world and the sufferings of purgatory in the ...

Tomorrow we will celebrate the fifth Sunday of Lent. Lent was established by the Council of Nicea in 325 AD with emphasis on ...

The soloist faced an awkward situation one recent Sunday at Jet Blue Park in Ft. Myers, where the Boston Red Sox hosted the ...

Thus prepared, he is able to confess the faith of the Church , to which he will be "entrusted" by Baptism. 39 1238 The baptismal water is consecrated by a prayer of epiclesis (either at this ...

Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, justice and concern for those most impoverished and ...

Trump and his people target those that the Bible is most concerned about: children, the poor, immigrants, the sick and ...

Nudged toward oneness Imagine yourself in my position. Seven years ago I, a lifetime non-believer, surrendered to a student’s ...

Today is St Patrick's Day. But there's a lot of misconception and myth that abounds about the patron saint of Ireland.