1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Malcolm Weale was in a farmer’s field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered ...

In his hand was a silver penny minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander who converted to Christianity and ruled eastern England in the ninth century as Athelstan II. For Weale ...

In his hand was a silver penny minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander who converted to Christianity and ruled eastern England in the ninth century as Athelstan II. For Weale ...

In his hand was a silver penny minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander who converted to Christianity and ruled eastern England in the ninth century as Athelstan II. For Weale, finding ...

Viking coins. Credit: Brian Gratwicke – CC BY 2.0 via Flickr. An amateur treasure hunter, Malcolm Weale, unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Christian Viking commander who ...