Vatican officials said Wednesday that transgender people can be baptized in the Catholic church. “A transgender person, even if they have undergone hormone therapy and sex-reassignment surgery, can ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. A reader raised by Jehovah’s Witnesses responds to our callout for ...

Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship recently baptized 4,500 people at Pirate's Cove Beach in Corona Del Mar, California — the site of the "Jesus Movement" baptisms in the 1960s. The ...

THE PROCESS. SHE WAS A VIRTUOUS PERSON. SHE WAS A COURAGEOUS WOMAN. SHE FOUNDED A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY FOR WOMEN OF COLOR BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR AND A SLAVE STATE. THE BLADE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE PRAY ...

Thomas Roberts, an atheist most of his life, was a hospital patient with only a few days to live when he decided he wanted to be baptized by immersion. UAB Hospital Chaplain Corey Agricola got the ...

A baptism is normally a family affair – but parents of more than 100 students at a Fayetteville Christian school said the event happened at school without them or their permission. WRAL News spoke ...

Last week, I watched my eldest grandchild, Hallie, get baptized. It was a special moment in the collective life of my family. We all showed up to support the decision she had made for herself. She’s ...

But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” — Matthew 3:14 It’s a good question: Why did Jesus Christ need to be baptized? That’s basically the question ...

The number of baptized Catholics worldwide has grown at a faster rate than that of the world's population, according to Vatican statistics. Although the number of priests has increased globally, the ...