Hundreds of Bostonians celebrated New Year's Day by leaping into bitterly cold water in South Boston Wednesday morning.

Historically, a religious leader immersed many converts in a large body of water during this ceremony. It was more than just ...

This act is a powerful symbol of our identification with Him. As Paul explains in Romans 6:4, “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death.” Going under the water represents being ...

The first letter of Peter mentions the event of the flood, “…in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. Baptism ...

But a few days before Christmas, on Dec. 21, the actor was seen in a brand-new setting — getting baptized at the church he ...

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 ...

In a touching moment at Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in New York City, Pauletta Washington celebrated her husband ...

If [God] can do this for me, there’s nothing He can’t do for you. The sky literally is the limit,” the actor said.

A decade after onetime sweethearts reconnected at the Barton Springs Polar Bear Plunge, an Austin couple rung in New Year's ...

Lake Michigan will be blessed in an annual public ceremony in Whiting. St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, the oldest Eastern Catholic church in Indiana and Chicagoland, will host its annual blessing ...