Vatican says baptisms that used a modified formula are not valid

Changing the words of the formula for baptism render the sacrament invalid, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Specifically, a baptism administered with the formula ‘We baptise you…’ instead of ‘I baptise you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit’ is not valid because... Read More

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April 19, 2018

Name given at baptism gives sense of identity, belonging, pope says

Naming a child is an important task for parents, because it gives children a sense of identity and belonging to their family and to God, Pope Francis said. “Without a name, we remain unknown, without rights and duties. God calls each one of us by name, loving us individually in the concreteness of our history,”... Read More

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April 16, 2018

‘Is my dad in heaven,’ little boy asks pope

After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighbourhood’s children. Question-and-answer sessions with youngsters are a standard part of Pope Francis’ parish visits. And, at St Paul of the Cross parish on Sunday, there were the usual questions like, “How did you... Read More

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February 22, 2018

Nearly 50,000 baptisms registered in China in 2017, says Vatican agency

The Catholic Church in China registered 48,556 baptisms in 2017, reflecting the vitality and missionary strength of the Catholic communities there, according to a report by Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples. The figures likely are incomplete, however, given the difficulty of procuring data from Catholic communities in the... Read More

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January 18, 2017

Pope baptises babies born in Italian earthquake zone

In a gesture of closeness to those who lost loved ones and homes following several devastating earthquakes, Pope Francis baptised 13 babies from central Italy. The pope celebrated the sacrament of baptism on 14th January in a private ceremony in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where he lives. The Vatican said that all... Read More

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Vatican says baptisms that used a modified formula are not valid

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