For 24 years, the Catholic community in the region has made a pilgrimage, gathering around its patriarch, to celebrate the baptism of Jesus on Jan. 12. Speaking from the window of the Vatican’s ...

and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." 81 "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn." ...

In the Catholic Church it is normal for children to be baptised as a sign ... so they enter the Church family spiritually through baptism.

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing ... the Holy Father said parents must serve children with sacraments and prayers. “Today, each of you, parents ...