It is wrong to defer the baptism of an infant, because we thereby expose the child to the danger of dying without the Sacrament. Q. 643. Can we baptize a child against the wishes of its parents?

A pastor of a Catholic church in Phoenix, Arizona has resigned after learning he had incorrectly performed thousands of infant baptisms over more than two decades. Rev. Andres Arango, who ...

Ideal Age to Baptize a Child. The Catholic Church recommends that children be baptized as soon as possible after birth. According to the Code of Canon Law (c. 867 §1), parents have the obligation ...

In a video of the incident, the Catholic priest can be seen blessing the boy while making the sign of the cross with his hand over the child's body. The baby then begins to cry loudly, disrupting ...

I suspect that same-sex couples’ children are refused baptism because a judgment has been made that they cannot raise their child in the Catholic faith as L.G.B.T.Q. parents. This is not true.

Catholic bishops in Washington state are rejecting a new law that requires clergy to report child sexual abuse revealed during the sacrament of confession—setting up a constitutional clash ...

Child Baptism in Early Days. Share full article. Sept. 8, 1901. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 8, 1901, Page 12 Buy Reprints.

The Catholic Church and federal government reacted vehemently to new legislation in Washington state that requires priests to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement after learning about ...

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