To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize (Greek baptizein ) means to "plunge" or "immerse"; the "plunge" into the water symbolizes the ...

This world would not take it for granted that the form of immersion was involved in the meaning of baptism or that the act of Christian confession and faith was essential in the baptismal subject.

The gift is their salvation, and they are saved and will be taken up in the clouds with Jesus and will be in God’s Kingdom for all eternity, and that is what believers should be proud to tell. This ...

A. In the first ages of the Church, baptism of water was given in three ways, namely, by immersion or dipping, by aspersion or sprinkling, and by infusion or pouring. Although any of these methods ...

The Department of Tourism (DOT) encouraged the traveling public to discover the Philippines on a deeper level during this ...

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Miguel, a member of an evangelical church in Chichicastenango, Quiché, was participating in the ceremony with a group of believers. During the ritual, while he was immersing another person in the ...

The Pentecostal Movement exploded onto the ecclesiastical scene in 1906, and the growth of this movement has been remarkable.