NEW YORK (RNS) Religious rituals once shrouded in mystery are becoming less private — more open to photography, video, even tweets from the pulpit. An exhibit at New York’s International Center of ...
A Southern Baptist megachurch pastor in North Carolina, already under fire for buying a $1.6 million house, is in the spotlight for “spontaneous baptisms” that turned out to be not nearly so ...
When I was baptized, I wore a Winnie-the-Pooh T-shirt and jean shorts from Limited Too. The water in the man-made lake outside my church was cold and filled with goose poop, but I didn’t care. I was ...
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Some asylum seekers see baptisms "as a ticket to something" and most baptism requests were when they were appealing an asylum claim, a vicar has told MPs. Rev Matthew Firth told the Home Affairs ...
The Catholic Church said baptisms performed by priest, Rev. Andres Arango, who served in Arizona for 16 years are now presumed to be invalid because he used incorrect wording on a subtle but key ...
On a balmy Southern California afternoon, waves at Pirate’s Cove lapped with something other than salt and foam including 30,000 acts of faith. That was Baptize America, a nationwide coordinated ...