There is a growing shift from performing the Christian ritual of a traditional baptism to unconventional methods of being submerged into water as many pre-21st-century symbols of traditional church ...

Baptism is a significant milestone in many religious traditions, symbolizing purification, rebirth, and induction into a faith community. Among the various rituals involved, the attire of the child ...

QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank (AP) — Just months before the official opening of one of Christianity's holiest sites to visitors, the area where John the Baptist is said to have baptized Jesus remains ...