Tag: baptism

Globally, the number of baptized Catholics rose to 1.390 billion in 2022, marking a 1.0% increase from the previous year.

The annual event was limited in 2021 to members of the clergy amid strict restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19

The pope said that baptism is like a rebirth in Christ and therefore should be celebrated “like a birthday”

The papal nuncio to the Philippines described Filipinos as “a living testament of faith in the 500 years of Catholicism in the country”

With the lifting of health restrictions, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish held a “mass baptism” of children on the Feast of Saint Joseph

For 26 years, the priest had been performing the sacrament with the words, "We baptize you," instead of "I baptize you"

As in previous years, the pope told parents not to worry if their babies made loud noises during the ceremony

Baptism has never been about celebratory self-assertion; it has always been about conversion

If we participate in the life of Christ, we must also participate in the mission of Christ, which is to share his SPIRITED LIFE

Bishop Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan said that by the celebration of baptism "we are proclaiming to everyone that the Church is alive”