DUBLIN — Former Irish President Mary McAleese has said that the baptism of infants is a form of coercion and is calling on the Catholic Church to change its practice. “You can’t impose, really, ...

WASHINGTON (EWTN News) — A new study shows that infant baptisms in the Catholic Church have been declining year by year along with the birth rate in the U.S. The numbers “are generally moving in step ...

(RNS) The sprinkling-style baptism of a Dayton, Ohio, infant—a scene heartwarming and commonplace for Catholics and many mainline Protestants—is touching off accusations of doctrinal heresy in the ...

A baby hilariously interrupted its own New York baptism in a viral video his mother shared to TikTok. Mother of two Candace Williams was shooting video during her son Sullivan’s baptism when he ...

BERLIN – Katie Holmes was raised a Catholic, but, says fiance Tom Cruise, their soon-to-arrive baby will not have a Catholic baptism. "No," Cruise tells Diane Sawyer in an interview on ABC's ...