This was the highest since France’s Conference of Bishops began such records 20 years ago. At 7,404, the number of teenagers ...

5 I. WHAT IS THIS SACRAMENT CALLED? 1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central ... the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross.

Villarosa cited this declaration as a "sign" that participants understood her lecture on the symbols of Baptism, the sacramental rite and ... A small donation of US$5 a month would make a big ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist ... the confirmand receives the "mark," the seal of the Holy Spirit. A seal is a symbol of a person, a sign of personal authority, or ownership of an object.

The Sign of the Coss serves as both a sign of belonging to the Christian community and a symbol of protection ... during the welcoming of infants in baptism. Over time, this marking extended ...

Further reading: The symbol, a source of harmony The “condiment ... bodies that have been sprinkled with it. It is an image of baptism, the mystery of water and fire that brings eternal life ...

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in west Africa are preparing for the dedication of the Abidjan ...

The uptick in baptisms in France began in 2023, two years after the end of the lockdown, which happens to be exactly the prescribed length of preparation for adult baptism. Sonia Danizet Bechet ...

Fifty years after the death of General Francisco Franco, thousands of monuments, plaques and street names honouring the dictator remain in place across Spain -- a legacy some believe has lingered ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of ...

For instance, in 2016, there was a case of six children who died in the course of a baptism ceremony in Ivory Coast. According to the report, at about 5 am on Monday, two self-acclaimed ...