The nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, saw an increase in the number of baptisms last year along with a rise in donations. Congregations affiliated with the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Ruth Graham, The New York Times Company Russell Moore’s baptism in 1983 was a decorous occasion, or at least as decorous as possible when the main event ...

Pope Francis baptizes a baby during a Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in this file photo from Jan. 8, 2023. According to the Vatican's Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2021, the Catholic ...

The baptism of Jesus Christ was a unique event during his time on earth. What is baptism? Baptism is a sacred act ordained by Jesus Christ. The baptism is a teaching of Jesus Christ and is necessary ...

New converts show the impact of distanced discipleship during pandemic shutdowns. In February 2020, the Evangelical Free Church of Bemidji in Minnesota finally purchased a baptismal tank, eager to ...

Today we hear Luke’s account of Jesus’ baptism. The surrounding passages can help to contextualize the Gospel and reflect on its significance as the birth of Jesus’ public ministry. The beginning of ...