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It's a scene never played out before at the Durham County jail, but on Sunday, Andrews arranged for 39 inmates, who asked to be baptized by immersion, to do so. The ceremony was months in the ...

But Iustin's death during his baptism has led to fresh criticism about the full-immersion procedure during the ritual. Dumitru's petition urging a "moderate and constructive" approach to baptism ...

The parents of an 11-year-old boy with autism are seeking criminal charges against their son’s Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor and a church, after they say he was held underwater in a forced ...

The Rev. Robert W. Prichard, professor of church history at the Virginia Theological Seminary, said immersion baptism is becoming more common in Episcopal churches, particularly those with new ...

Baptism by immersion, for centuries nearly unknown to Roman Catholics, is being revived.

Easter is a symbolic time of renewal and the welcoming of new members, he said. In some churches, those already baptized may also renew their baptismal vows and recommit to the church, Clooney said.

And in churches that do immersion baptism, water tanks built inside the church's sanctuary have largely replaced excursions to dunk members in a river or pond. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) ...

News; UK News; Tribunals; Parish priest sacked after conducting 'full immersion baptism' in his boxer shorts Reverend Clive Roger Evans, 62, of Hereford, touched a woman's bottom and stripped down ...

Last week a six-week-old baby died in Suceava, Romania during his baptism into the Romanian Orthodox Church. The priest is being held on manslaughter charges and a firestorm of anger has begun to be ...