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Baptism

Archbishop José H. Gomez greets a newly baptized LA Catholic at the 2025 Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Victor Alemán)

Like new Catholics, let us all be ‘baptized’ this Easter

Archbishop José H. Gomez|Apr 2, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV baptizes one of 20 children in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 11, 2026, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Parents can't wait for children to choose baptism, says pope, baptizing 20 infants in Sistine Chapel

Paulina Guzik|Jan 11, 2026|3 Min Read

Catechumens who have just been baptized stand on the altar at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels during the Easter Vigil Mass on April 19. (Peter Lobato)

LA Archdiocese welcomes record number of Easter baptisms, converts

Natalie Romano|Apr 24, 2025|5 Min Read

Pope Francis baptizes a baby during Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 12, 2025, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Best gift a child can receive is faith, pope says at baptisms

Carol Glatz|Jan 13, 2025|2 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez with the adult catechumens and candidates welcomed into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels March 29. (Archdiocese of LA)

The reasons why adult baptisms have increased in LA — and beyond

Ann Rodgers|May 8, 2024|4 Min Read

A catechumen is baptized at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels during the 2024 Easter vigil on March 30. (John Rueda)

Archdiocese welcomes record number of new Catholics on Easter 2024

Angelus Staff|Apr 4, 2024|2 Min Read

Baptism

Faith

German diocese commissioning laypeople to baptize puts spotlight on sacrament's requirements

Maria Wiering|Dec 7, 2023|5 Min Read

Collapse of the Parish of the Holy Cross in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Oct. 1, 2023. (Civil Protection Tamaulipas via CNA)

World

11 dead, 60 injured from collapse of church roof in Mexico during baptisms

Diego Lopez Marina|Oct 5, 2023|3 Min Read

“The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara,” by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, 1800-1882, German. This representation departs significantly from the historical record of how Mortara was taken – no clergy were present, for example. (Wikimedia Commons)

Advocates of reform over baptized Jewish child hoping for ‘Netflix Effect’

John L. Allen Jr.|Jun 21, 2023|4 Min Read

Baptism

Pope baptizes babies, urges parents to teach them to pray

Cindy Wooden|Jan 9, 2023|3 Min Read

Jordan

World

Jordan to develop tourist village next to World Heritage Baptism Site

Dale Gavlak|Dec 15, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope Francis baptizes a baby during Mass marking the feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 9, 2022. The pope baptized 16 infants. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis baptizes babies in Sistine Chapel for 1st time since COVID-19 declared a pandemic

Catholic News Agency|Jan 9, 2022|3 Min Read

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