Mary Ellen Colfer: Participant in the Capital Area Council of Churches' Ecumenical Witnesses of Baptism. Background: Born and raised in Northampton, Mass., graduated from University at Albany and has ...

After an exuberant kickoff event on Saturday for the first World Children’s Day, Pope Francis gathered with tens of thousands of children in St. Peter’s Square for Mass on this feast of the Holy ...

A number of Catholics have been developing new methods and programs to invite parents whose children are between baptism and first Holy Communion age deeper into the life of the Church. Erin Murphy, a ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis ...

Argentinean archbishop says postponing children's Baptism shows lack of love Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jul 8, 2009 / 17:43 pm ...