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 ... John the Baptist in the Jordan. 17 After his ...

through the explanation of the meaning of stain-glass windows, paintings, sculptures, etc. The same will happen at the Baptism site; that is particularly symbolic. The Church is full of images tha ...

Early in 2001, as three of us were busy making plans for a new congregation, I wrote to pastors of congregations dually affiliated with the United Church of Christ ... simply a moral conviction, ...

A BOURNEMOUTH church is preparing to mark its 150th anniversary celebration. Boscombe Baptist Church will celebrate the key milestone in March 2025. The church was founded in 1875 by a small company ...

John the Baptist ... 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 ...

Representing Pope Francis, the top Vatican diplomat, Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated and consecrated the Church of the Baptism of the Lord at Al-Maghtas, known in the Bible as Bethany Beyond ...

No sooner had an educated churchwoman asked me about how many years make a Platinum Jubilee than a deacon of a local Baptist church asked me which moment, the hour, the day or the year of the first ...

On the Sunday after Epiphany, the Scripture reading is always the familiar story of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist ... tie for the baptized and their church. It is certainly a very ...

Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, His Majesty’s chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy, attends on Friday the inauguration ceremony of ...

Biblical geography was highlighted last week as Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state, consecrated a new church at the ... That is the meaning of baptism. There are limits to the theology ...