1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

Q. 626. Did not St. John the Baptist institute the Sacrament of Baptism? A. St. John the Baptist did not institute the Sacrament of Baptism, for Christ alone could institute a Sacrament.

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday perio ...

There are limits to the theology of geography. Our souls are not physical places; our souls are spiritual realities. But ...

On the cold winter Sunday of Jan. 12, Father Michael Creagan, pastor of the Catholic Church of St. Michael’s in Stillwater, ...

On the Sunday after Epiphany, the Scripture reading is always the familiar story of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ...

From the window of the Apostolic Palace Bergoglio invited us to think about the date of the first sacrament: ‘If you do not ...

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...

Pope Francis celebrates the baptism of 21 newborns, a moment of joy and reflection for families.

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...