Q. 633. Who can 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 "ordinary ...

The Eucharist is not simply a cultural legacy. It is more than a moving performance or a beautiful ritual symbolizing ...

Baptism is performed in the most expressive ... In the Eastern liturgies the catechumen turns toward the East and the priest says: "The servant of God, N., is baptized in the name of the Father ...

an Argentinian priest from the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), defines the site of the baptism of Christ in Jordan as “a passage from the Old to the New Testament.” Father Pérez ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

In our lives, we are often like Goldilocks. We make it our life’s goal to be comfortable. We want everything to be just right ...

Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. He will stand on the western steps ...

Celebrations of the feast start on 18 January, known as Epiphany Eve. On that day water is blessed in all the churches after a common prayer. Water blessed by a priest is considered holy and pure, and ...

On the cold winter Sunday of Jan. 12, Father Michael Creagan, pastor of the Catholic Church of St. Michael’s in Stillwater, ...

Timkat marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and is one of the most important religious festivals for Christians in ...

The water baptism is separately (and ... Again, holy orders illuminate: the personal qualities of an individual priest are irrelevant to the validity of the sacraments that they celebrate. Here, ...