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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some time ago, I attended a Mass celebrated by a holy priest from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fr. Jean Pierre was studying at a Catholic university near my home in the Midwest and he often ...

Baptize California is reported to be the nation’s largest-ever baptism, with more than 12,000 people baptized in events across the state, CBN News reported. On the heels of an epic worship and baptism ...

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 ...