The First African Baptist Church is the oldest black church in North America and first brick structure owned by African ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Across the United States, parishes’ celebrations of sacraments and rites have been greatly impacted by the coronavirus, a survey of bishops found. LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It’s been ...

As a community gathers to remember and celebrate the baptism of Jesus, all present are offered an opportunity to reflect upon their own sacramental initiation into Christ and the church. Jesus defined ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X POTTSTOWN>> The winter of 1857-58 was brutally cold. Temperatures stayed so low for so long that ...

In asking to be baptized, Jesus exemplifies the Christian calling to follow along the path of humility and meekness rather than strutting about and being a showoff, Pope Francis said. Addressing ...

This clause emphasizes a teaching of the ancient Church that would later be denied by the rise of anabaptism. Anabaptism taught that infant baptism was a waste of time and said that you must be ...

In the beginning, Houston was a city of tents, the largest being devoted to the worship of John Barleycorn. Gun smoke, cigar smoke, mud and mayhem abounded. Godliness - as perceived by a few lonely ...

It’s been Pomona First Baptist Church since 1883. Now, it’s got a short, direct name: Purpose Church. “New name, same mission,” the temporary banner reads. Curious about the change at one of Pomona’s ...