I can never forget the first baptism I celebrated. I was a transitional deacon assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of ...

Baptismal rituals in glacial lands hold memories of the past—and wisdom for facing climate change.

In this gap, the ancient Fish River flowed and ... a maniacal wind whipped in from around the bend and began an all-night baptism-by-sand. The only defence against the blitzkrieg was to climb ...

A historic cruciform baptistery built where it is believed Jesus was baptised, now 300m (about 1,000ft) from the river The masterplan for the new 340-acre baptism zone, next to the Unesco site ...