We cannot baptize a child against the wishes of its parents; and if the parents are not Catholics, they must not only consent to the baptism, but also agree to bring the child up in the Catholic ...

In baptism the Father begins to lavish his divine life (i.e. grace) upon us. Many Catholic parents think of baptism as just something you do to get family and friends together soon after the birth ...

The Spanish bishops also point out that it’s not possible to “maintain there is an intergenerational transmission of sin ...

Jesus’ instructions were to “baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), so these words are said during the baptism. It is done using total immersion ...

Transgender people can be baptised in the Catholic Church as long as doing ... office also said trans people could be godparents at a baptism and witnesses at a wedding. The move follows attempts ...