Getting baptized can be a very important event in your life that can change many things. When this TikToker got baptized, ...

Vatican officials said Wednesday that transgender people can be baptized in the Catholic church. “A transgender person, even if they have undergone hormone therapy and sex-reassignment surgery, can ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. A reader raised by Jehovah’s Witnesses responds to our callout for ...

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) dances before an NFL football matchup, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Seahawks defeated the Jaguars 20-12.

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we ...

When a priest is ordained, his hands are anointed with oil. They are then wiped clean with a white linen cloth -- it's called a maniturgium. There is a custom, hundreds of years old, in which each new ...

A woman has gone viral after embarking on a baptism journey in the river where Jesus is believed to have been immersed. Jori Hart (@fabsymone), 29, a global lifestyle and branding strategist, shared a ...

Travis Hunter's pre-game baptism on October 12th drew criticism from Skip Bayless, who suggested it indicated a loss of focus on football. Hunter, however, stated his baptism was about personal faith ...

Kim Kardashian West and husband Kanye West's three youngest children were baptized Monday morning at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Armenia Kim Kardashian West will never forget the experience she had ...

You'd never guess that these famous people are Mormons. They'd never guess it either, considering that they didn't exactly consent to becoming Mormons. Posthumous baptisms allow Church members to give ...

On the banks of the Jordan River where the Bible says Jesus was baptized, 15-foot-high reeds rustle in the wind. The site on the Jordanian side of the river looks much like the New Testament describes ...