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An ancient 1,500-year-old baptismal font has been discovered during renovation work at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Bethlehem is Jesus’ birthplace, according to Christian tradition. The ...

John “Juanito” Jimenez isn’t a parishioner at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Abiquiú. Nor is his friend Rik Gonzales. But neither hesitated when asked to help design and create a new ...

A 'magnificent' new baptismal font has been discovered at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestinian officials claim. Researchers uncovered the older font buried within the existing bowl for ...

A baptism ceremony went horribly wrong when a priest lost his grip on the baby who fell face first into the baptismal font. Video footage shows a family, including the baby's parents and godparents, ...

In a game of word association, if the word was "Juan Ponce de Leon," the popular response would be, "The Fountain of Youth." This is the famous explorer's claim to fame, but in the Cathedral Basilica ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The original 12 cast-iron oxen — 2,200 pounds each — installed when Salt Lake Temple first opened in 1893 are now back at home after being "meticulously" restored as the temple's ...

I went to Lübeck, Germany, this summer to explore my recently discovered Jewish roots. My grandfather built a successful ironworks plant in Lübeck and lived there until he and my grandmother were sent ...

Israeli authorities on Monday said they had retrieved a rare ancient baptismal font in the West Bank that was stolen from an archaeological site near Bethlehem some twenty years ago, while Palestinian ...

Fr Dominic McGrattan responds to recent comments by former President Mary McAleese that baptising babies represents a ...

THIS is the awkward moment a baby was face planted into a baptismal font after the priest lost his grip. Beaming parents and godparents were filmed slowly surrounding the font as the priest prepared ...