The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will now allow women to be witnesses for temple sealings and baptisms. This historic change was announced Wednesday by the Church. The statement ...

A German Catholic diocese has commissioned 17 women to administer baptisms, citing a shortfall in the number of priests. The Diocese of Essen, in Germany’s industrial Ruhr area, is the first ...

As of the end of June, record-high convert baptisms during the past 12 months marked a milestone year for The Church of Jesus ...

26 non-ordained theologians have been authorized to administer the sacrament of baptism in church liturgies for the first time in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart in south-western Germany, ...

LDS Church hits highest number of convert baptisms over a 12-month period in its history, setting up 2025 as potentially a record-breaking year for growth.

Practiced by all Churches, baptism is a fundamental rite marking the entry into Christian life. While the majority are still given to young children, Catholics celebrate adult baptisms annually on ...

The baptisms, which according to Brevard Public Schools were conducted on July 18, took place after an off-season football conditioning session at Astronaut High School in Titusville.

SHIPLEY, England (AP) — Sitting around a wrestling ring, churchgoers roared as local hero Billy O’Keeffe body-slammed a fighter named Disciple. Beneath stained-glass windows, they whooped and ...

Female athletes have lost nearly 900 medals to transgender rivals competing against them in women's sporting categories, a United Nations report has revealed.

Julia Fox, the 35-year-old actress and model best known for Uncut Gems, is once again making headlines—this time not for fashion or film, but for asking women not to have children with “losers ...

The Southern Baptist Convention saw 16% more baptisms in 2022 than in the previous year, though not enough to reverse a 20-year downward trend.

A German Catholic diocese has commissioned 17 women to administer baptisms, citing a shortfall in the number of priests.