On Feb. 2, Día de la Candelaria will mark the end of the holiday season for the Catholic and Latino communities, celebrated with tamales, faith, and family.
Fr Dominic McGrattan responds to recent comments by former President Mary McAleese that baptising babies represents a ...
Lawyer and former Irish president Mary McAleese recently made remarks in an Irish Post article that baptisms are a way for ...
Parents can’t wait for children to choose baptism, says pope, baptizing 20 infants in Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo XIV greets a mother and child as he baptizes 20 children in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 11, 2026, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican ...
Parents can’t wait for children to choose baptism, says pope, baptizing 20 infants in Sistine Chapel
Just as we wouldn’t leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told parents of children he baptized in the splendor and beauty of the Sistine ...
Parents Can’t Wait for Children To Choose Baptism, Says Pope, Baptizing 20 Infants in Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Just as we wouldn’t leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told parents of children he baptized in the splendor ...
From the moment Jesus was about to ascend to heaven, when he gathered his disciples on the mountain, the Catholic Church has understood that baptism is inseparable from mission. “Go, therefore, and ...
One of the things we know for certain about Jesus is that he was baptized by John. We're sure of it because it embarrassed the early church, making Jesus appear as John's disciple, yet it was too well ...
Our Lord’s baptism offers a beautiful opportunity to reflect on the graces we receive through the sacrament of baptism. In seminary, one of our professors taught us a little shortcut to help us ...
A Christian pilgrim gestures after dipping in the water April 10 at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the Jordan River near the West Bank city of Jericho. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) BETHANY ...
When Jesus came to John to be baptized, Matthew tells us, “John tried to prevent him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?’ ” John’s hesitance makes perfect sense. His ...
Q: Some Evangelical friends were recently quizzing me on the Catholic understanding of baptism. They were especially asking about Jesus’ baptism, and whether this indicates Jesus had some sin or sins ...
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