"The Christian community welcomes you," the priest said to my son, George DeSales, on his baptism in St. Barnabas Parish's Holy Spirit chapel, following the rubric of the rite of baptism. That phrase ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

At the end of his magisterial survey of the quest of the historical Jesus in the 19th century, Albert Schweitzer recalled Jesus’ command to every Christian to follow him, and added, “to those who obey ...

Michael Sean Winters has just posted about Sarah Palin and her possible “apostasy” by being baptized twice, first as an infant in the Catholic Church and later as an adult in the Assembly of God ...

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults candidates, team members and sponsors talk in groups at Washington University’s Catholic Student Center in St. Louis in this 2012 file photo. (Credit: Lisa ...

The number of adults receiving the sacraments of Christian initiation is increasing steadily in a country strongly affected by secularism. This year, 2.650 adults were baptized on the Easter vigil.

Archbishop Felix Machado celebrated the rite of Christian initiation. The catechumens include many tribals, young people and people with a high level of education. Many false charges of proselytising ...

Christian denominations widely differ on teachings about baptism. Some say that it is right for baptism to be carried out even six weeks after a child is born while others have contrary opinions, ...

Kuala Lumpur On the night of this year's Apr. 10 Easter Vigil ceremony, 1006 adult catechumens (all chosen by bishops from the dioceses of Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Taiping, Melata and Johor) will receive ...