Since the beginning of Christianity, baptism and Jesus’ resurrection have been tied closely together. Easter Sunday — the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ — has been a traditional ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"The Christian community welcomes you," the priest said to my son, George DeSales, on his baptism in St. Barnabas Parish's Holy Spirit chapel, following the rubric of the rite of baptism. That phrase ...

The tattoo artist responds to Christians accusing her of "faking" her baptism and criticizing her appearance, before they doubled down on their hate, calling her new music video "a slap in the face ...

Recognition of common baptism has been fundamental to the ecumenical renewal and liturgical reform movement. The common texts of the various churches of the Western tradition reflect a common ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Leaders from over thirty church denominations and Christian organizations in the U.S. will gather in Savannah, Georgia for the annual Forum of Christian Churches Together (CCT) on ...

(RNS) The rite of baptism got big press as Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby christened Prince George, a future king of England onWednesday (Oct. 23). Welby made it a teachable moment for a ...

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against convert tortured in Syria after Tulsa church publicized his conversion online. It’s the stuff of Sherlock Holmes. Or of church nightmares. After a Syrian Muslim ...

Comedian Russell Brand publicly thanked adventurer Bear Grylls for his help during his Christian baptism in the River Thames last week. Brand shared that the baptism marked his “beautiful” first week ...