"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 ...
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(RNS) The rite of baptism got big press as Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby christened Prince George, a future king of England onWednesday (Oct. 23). Welby made it a teachable moment for a ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Leaders from over thirty church denominations and Christian organizations in the U.S. will gather in Savannah, Georgia for the annual Forum of Christian Churches Together (CCT) on ...
Christian baptism is, according to the Bible, an outward testimony of what has occurred inwardly in a believer’s life. Christian baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, ...
Before baptizing 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis reminded parents and godparents of their responsibility to care for and preserve the Christian identity the infants were about to receive ...