The Vatican's decision in August to clarify the formula that should be used in the Catholic rite of baptism attracted unusual interest after it caused something of a theological head-scratcher. A ...

From the moment Jesus was about to ascend to heaven, when he gathered his disciples on the mountain, the Catholic Church has understood that baptism is inseparable from mission. “Go, therefore, and ...

In February, the Diocese of Phoenix announced that thousands of infant baptisms that had been performed by a local pastor were in fact invalid as a result of one incorrect word. In the official rite ...