COMMENTARY: Baptism makes us missionary disciples in communion with God and each other. As children of God, we are sent out ...

When Jesus came to John to be baptized, Matthew tells us, “John tried to prevent him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, ...

Because the word epiphany means “manifestation or openly appearing,” both feasts—the visit of the Magi and the baptism of ...

Jesus is a faithful Son of Israel. If his people are summoned, then so is he. What will become a basic pattern of our ...

Epiphany is one of the most significant and ancient Christian holidays. The celebration is dedicated to a great event in the ...

Our liturgies carry us to Christ; our worship becomes an encounter. What we adore is revealed in sacrament, revealing our ...

As we celebrate the feast of the baptism of Our Lord Jesus today, let us reflect on the significance of baptism.

Jesus’ baptism in the waters of the Jordan, the Pope continued, is an invitation to each of us to renew the promises of the ...

Continuing a tradition begun in 1981 by Pope John Paul II, Pope Leo presided over the baptism of 20 children of Vatican ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that ...

Just as we wouldn't leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told ...

Life and love are not earned by us, nor do we take them, but we receive these good gifts from God with gratitude, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. By our baptism, we ...