Leo XIV led an outdoors Mass in the gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the first public celebration of the Mass inspired in its ...

Native American legends surround Penn’s Cave, including the tragic tale of a young Seneca brave named Malachi and his forbidden love for a French trader’s daughter named Nita-nee (from whom Mount ...

Baptismal font carved in Carrara marble adorned with niches containing bronze statues of the four prophets, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Zechariah. Atop the font's dome is a statue of the ...

As we immerse ourselves in the facts of spiritual reality, we experience a joyful sense of confidence and direction.

Louis wore a handmade replica of the historic Royal Christening Robe created by Angela Kelly, while the ceremony was conducted using the Lily Font — a silver baptismal font commissioned in 1840 ...

The young royal was also christened in The Lily Font - a silver baptismal font which was commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840 after the birth of their first child, Victoria.

Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of ...

He pointed to a reflection pool in front of the altar and recalled a practice in the first centuries of Christianity of having the faithful enter a church by passing through a baptismal font.

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