A reader asks: “I’ve heard that under certain conditions, anyone can baptize or be baptized in a way recognized by the Church. But what does the Church teach about a relative baptizing a baby without ...
A reader writes: “A priest in the Diocese of Phoenix for decades used the incorrect formula when conducting baptisms. As a result, the baptisms along with the other sacraments are considered invalid. I’m at a ...
A reader asks: “In John 8:51, Jesus tells the Jews: ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.’ Does this mean that non-believers will still go to heaven even ...
A reader asks: “Why is baptizing a baby who is named Jesus allowed by priests? Yes, it’s often a family tradition, but I can’t accept using Jesus’ name as it is not respectful, good or ...
Before baptizing 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis reminded parents and godparents of their responsibility to care for and preserve the Christian identity the infants were about to receive. "This is your task throughout ...
There is no place for discrimination or divisive distinctions among people who believe in Christ, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. That everyone is made new and equal in Christ overcomes all ethnic, economic ...
The choral cries of newborn babies will not fill the Sistine Chapel in 2021 because the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Pope Francis to cancel his annual celebration of infant baptisms on the feast of the ...
Tim O’Malley writes for The Baptism of the Lord, that the Word made flesh, the splendor of the Father, is baptized with a baptism of repentance. In this act, Our Lord places himself in the ...
Even though the baptisms the pope celebrates most years in the Sistine Chapel are better known, the most important place to be baptized in Rome for the past nearly 1,600 years has been the baptistery ...
The Archdiocese of Detroit is seeking to contact anyone who may have received invalid sacraments after a priest of the archdiocese learned his own baptism as an infant 30 years ago was invalid. On Aug. 6, ...
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Cardinal Czerny said a revival of tourism that respects its workers, the environment and tourists can be “a factor of sustainable development” that enriches a country’s cultural heritage and benefits host countries and communities.
Dialogue, sustainability should be a forefront of tourism
While tourism was severely affected by COVID-19, the pandemic may also present an opportunity to revitalize and rene...
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As the Tampa Bay area on Florida’s west coast prepared for what was expected to be a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg invited all in the diocese to pray to God "as we face this serious threat.”
Florida bishop invites all to pray for God's protection from Hurricane Ian
As the Tampa Bay area on Florida's west coast prepared for what was expected to be a direct hit from Hurricane...
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