The Rev. Warwick James waded into the blue mosaic font, water climbing up his knees, and invited the catechumens to join him. As they stepped one by one into the pool, he poured holy water over them ...

Some of Hong Kong's baptismal candidates are going to face their first challenge as Catholics during the Easter Vigil, March 26 with temperatures set to drop to record lows. Temperatures are expected ...

II Samuel 23:5 Last week we mentioned a few of the covenants that God made with man. One that we didn’t mention was the Davidic covenant in II Samuel 23:5. The new covenant that Jesus introduced in ...

Draped in a puffy white robe with his arms across his chest, Nga Reh closed his eyes, reached up with his right hand, pinched his nose shut and leaned back into the cool water. Advertisement Article ...

Thousands of faithful who gathered at Qasr el-Yahud were not allowed to dip into the waters of the river. The monastery where they were granted leave to pray has been closed by Israel since the start ...

Tatiana Bilbao among the seven finalist designs revealed for the Museum of Jesus’ Baptism at Bethany, Jordan.

Recently I wrote about the symbolism of the circle, noting how such a basic and simple thing — a circle — can express so much meaning. I also wrote about the box ritual — again, simple idea, but with ...