To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

Despite the challenges of finding water in the area, a group of evangelists and community members were determined to have a water baptism immersion ceremony. Angi Magoulis, a missionary and the ...

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 ...

preached a message from God The baptism carried out by John was full immersion in the River Jordan. Baptism was not a new idea. There is evidence that a monastic group called the Essenes used ...