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But Iustin's death during his baptism has led to fresh criticism about the full-immersion procedure during the ritual. Dumitru's petition urging a "moderate and constructive" approach to baptism ...

It's a scene never played out before at the Durham County jail, but on Sunday, Andrews arranged for 39 inmates, who asked to be baptized by immersion, to do so. The ceremony was months in the ...

The parents of an 11-year-old boy with autism are seeking criminal charges against their son’s Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor and a church, after they say he was held underwater in a forced ...

Easter is a symbolic time of renewal and the welcoming of new members, he said. In some churches, those already baptized may also renew their baptismal vows and recommit to the church, Clooney said.

The Rev. Robert W. Prichard, professor of church history at the Virginia Theological Seminary, said immersion baptism is becoming more common in Episcopal churches, particularly those with new ...

And in churches that do immersion baptism, water tanks built inside the church's sanctuary have largely replaced excursions to dunk members in a river or pond. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) ...

Baptism by immersion, for centuries nearly unknown to Roman Catholics, is being revived.

Last week a six-week-old baby died in Suceava, Romania during his baptism into the Romanian Orthodox Church. The priest is being held on manslaughter charges and a firestorm of anger has begun to be ...

Beneath a cloudless sky on a recent Sunday afternoon, John Oswald made a public profession of his Christian faith as he stood in the waters of Lake Michigan. Oswald, 43, of Libertyville, is a membe… ...