North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., celebrated six baptisms last year on Baptism Sunday, the annual Southern ...

Galilee Missionary Baptist Church is set to celebrate the first anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. Randy Webb and his wife, ...

To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

While many prepared for Easter egg hunts and festive dinners, these Liberty City church goers headed to the beach for an ...

Forty-two cardinals, 42 bishops and 1,800 priests living in Rome concelebrated the Mass. Holy Thursday marks the institution ...

While many associate Easter with rabbits, candy, and children racing to fill their baskets with colorful eggs, for those of ...

Chrism oil is used in the sacraments of confirmation, baptism, and holy orders as well as in the consecration of churches. Anointing with chrism signifies the full diffusion of grace.

There are many paths to conversion. For most of these converts, it began last September when they filled out paperwork and ...

For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all stripes will be celebrating Easter, which commemorates the ...

Carl Juste [email protected] For the religious, Easter Sunday is a time to celebrate rebirth ... headed to the beach for an early morning baptism. As onlookers walked their dogs on the ...

“We have that sunrise service, and after that, in some churches, we do have our baptism.” Baptism remained a significant part of the day for many. Children, adults, and families walked down to ...