Q. 638. How is Baptism given? A. Whoever baptizes should pour water on the head of the person to be baptized, and say, while pouring the water: "I baptize thee in the name of the Father ...

Among Catholics as well as in Lutheran and Reformed churches, baptism is generally performed by pouring, meaning a thin stream of water is poured over the head of the baptized by a minister.

Baptism is performed in the most expressive way by triple immersion in the baptismal water. However, from ancient times it has also been able to be conferred by pouring the water three times over ...

“Methodists practice infant baptism and recognize as valid any of the three practices”—sprinkling, pouring, or immersion, “although the former is used almost to the exclusion of the others.

Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily during the “Missa Pro Ecclesia A Romano Pontifice” with the College of Cardinals in the ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his homily while celebrating his first Mass as pope with the cardinals who elected him in the Sistine ...

The death of pope Francis at the age of 88 has prompted tributes from across the Netherlands, with the head of the Roman Catholic Church, cardinal Wim Eijk, praising the late pontiff for his ...

"My brother Cardinals, as we celebrate this morning, I invite you to reflect on the marvels the Lord has done, the blessings ...

There were several breakout rooms for prayer, including the “120 Room,” a place people could pray for the baptism of the Holy ... Hundreds of people would pour into the aisles, weeping and ...

The morning after being elected the 267th Pope, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the Cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel ...