The subject of Baptism goes back to pre-Christian days. The “mikvah” in the Jewish Bible and other Jewish texts meant immersion in water, preferably running water, for ritual purification and was ...

The godfather of Baby Joseph Maraachli, whose fight for life has attracted international attention and support, says the terminally ill boy's recent baptism was a testimony to the eternal destiny of ...

On the day commemorating Jesus' Baptism, Benedict XVI called on 60,000 people in St Peter's Square for the Angelus to "testify to it with worthy life conduct." Vatican City (AsiaNews) Rediscovering ...