and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." 81 "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn." ...

Even some consider the Catholic Church a cult for teaching on the necessity of baptism for salvation. On a similar issue, some object to infant baptism, claiming it to be invalid since an infant ...

The baptism ceremony also allows parents and godparents to make a promise before God to bring the baby up within the faith of Christianity. Christian denominations that also practise infant ...

In the Roman Catholic Church infant baptism is a way in which parents can give thanks to God for the gift of their child. According to Catholic teaching it also brings about important changes in ...

Parents usually feel joy and anticipation on the day their child is baptized into the Catholic faith. Philip and Jessica Chan ...

When children are baptized ... in the joy of family," he said in his brief homily at Mass on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jan. 12. Afterward, he led the recitation of the Angelus prayer ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing ... the Holy Father said parents must serve children with sacraments and prayers. “Today, each of you, parents ...

There are, of course, caveats and theological fine print. In the Catholic Church, baptism is administered — mostly to young children — to cleanse residual sin and initiate people into the ...

Parents of children from Roman Catholic families have to be able to establish eligibility for this provision by producing the child’s Roman Catholic Baptism Certificate. If a child does not have a ...