an Argentinian priest from the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), defines the site of the baptism of Christ in Jordan as “a passage from the Old to the New Testament.” Father Pérez ...

Q. 633. Who can administer Baptism? A. A priest is the ordinary minister of baptism; but in case of necessity anyone who has the use of reason may baptize. Q. 634. What do we mean by the "ordinary ...

Kelvin Ugwu, a Catholic priest on a mission to the Gambia has listed some of the steps a priest must follow if they want to ...

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...

Baptism is performed in the most expressive ... In the Eastern liturgies the catechumen turns toward the East and the priest says: "The servant of God, N., is baptized in the name of the Father ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

Hundreds watched as a man emerged victorious after catching the cross in the event marking the baptism of Jesus Christ. The priest was handed back the cross and he tossed it twice more ...

As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

By Andrew Higgins and Fatjona Mejdini Reporting from Llapushnik, Podujevo and Pristina, Kosovo The Catholic priest stood at the altar in the hilltop church for the mass baptism, dunking dozens of ...

Addis Ababa plots crusade to reclaim artefacts from the Royal Collection amid hopes that Labour will be more amenable than ...

Celebrations of the feast start on 18 January, known as Epiphany Eve. On that day water is blessed in all the churches after a common prayer. Water blessed by a priest is considered holy and pure, and ...

After the waters are blessed by a Greek priest, young men lined up swim and dive for a cross ... blessing of the waters and the throwing of the cross marked the epiphany, or baptism of Christ in the ...