In the New Testament, Matthew 3:13-17 recounts John the Baptist's ministry of preaching and baptizing in the name of repentance to prepare the way of the Lord. Theologian David F. Wells, in his ...

Speaking at the National Rifle Association convention over the weekend, former Alaska Governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin created a stir by comparing a sacred Christian ritual with a ...

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Church of England has been accused of “dumbing down” the baptism service following the introduction of an alternative liturgy in which parents and godparents need not ...

Far be it from me to defend Sarah Palin’s NRA laugh line: “Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.” It summons up an image of forced baptism, something my forebears were sometimes made to undergo.

Editor's Note: During Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Jordan (May 24), he has invited Syrian refugees and disabled people to join him at the Jordan River Baptism site, revered by many Christians as ...

At the NRA’s last annual meeting, Sarah Palin uttered a sentence that raised the ire of some religious conservatives and some not so religious liberals. She said, "Well, if I were in charge, they ...

So, Sarah Palin said this thing the other day about waterboarding and baptism. I wouldn’t bother bringing it up just to say that I, like so many others, find this disgusting. Mark Silk calls it “a ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One person drowned and two others were rescued during a baptism taking place along the island’s north coast, authorities in Puerto Rico said Saturday. Police said a ...

TULSA — A former Muslim who converted to Christianity has filed a civil lawsuit against a Tulsa church, arguing that leaders endangered his life by publishing his baptism announcement. The man, only ...

(Reuters) - A man swept out to sea by seven-foot waves during an oceanside baptismal ceremony in California on Sunday remained missing a day later as hopes faded he would be found alive, officials ...

Today’s Sunday Gospel is about the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ by St. John the Baptist because today is the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. In case you get the wrong idea, our ...

Justin Bieber may be the showbiz bad boy of the moment, but he was searching for some spiritual help in New York on Saturday night. Multiple sources confirmed to us that Bieber was looking for a ...