TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

The Christmas season doesn't abruptly end on Dec. 25. Indeed, even after the 12 days leading up to Epiphany and the final day ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 18. How was the ecumenical movement born? What have been its major advances? A look back at the history of the rapprochement of Christians which, ...

As John the Baptist continued baptizing in the Jordan River for the forgiveness of sins, “the people were filled with ...

Jesus was a perfect and sinless man born of the Holy Spirit, so why did he ask John to baptize him? It turns out that this ...

The Orthodox Church keeps January 6 for commemorating the Baptism of Christ, kept in some western churches on the Sunday ...

Peter shared a compelling sermon that led the crowd to seek salvation. Bryan Cook He urged them to repent and be baptized in order to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Pope Francis greets visitors at the conclusion of the first of his Saturday general audiences for the Holy Year outside ...

Baptism has a rich history predating the establishment of the Christian church. In ancient times, Jewish communities ...

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...

Msgr. Malak Saadalla and his wife Thanaa preserve Coptic traditions while helping immigrants adapt to America.

But as someone who was rarely zapped and never saw visions, I felt I had learned my place in the spiritual pecking order. It ...