August 2020

LOS ANGELES (RNS) - It is traditional for the children of Annmarie Juarez to receive their First Communion sacraments at St. Frances X Cabrini Church in San Bernardino County, where dozens of their family members gather to the…

Southern Manitoba recently had a revival tent meeting that included worshiping God through song, word and prayer. On August 18-19 during the evening, people from southern Manitoba were invited to join the reunion which!-->…

SALT LAKE CITY - For 25 years that Dustin Wilson and his family have lived in Utah, the annual regional convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at the Dee Events Center in Ogden each summer has been a much anticipated event. Not only is…

Christian Community Credit Union donated $ 10,000 to International Ministries (IM) relief efforts in response to the devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. IM has Global Servers serving in the region who can provide immediate…

The southern California coast has always been a draw.On Friday evening, in locations scattered along the Orange County coast, hundreds of faithful Christians gathered, raising their hands to the sky and, for some, stepping into the cool…

ABOVE: Bethel Music's Sean Feucht appeared on Wednesday's edition of CBN Newswatch to talk more about the gathering and how God presents himself in the midst of chaos. Newswatch airs weekdays on the CBN news channel. The Power of God was…

By Hannah Brockhaus The Vatican's doctrinal office released a clarification on the sacrament of baptism on Thursday, saying changes to the formula to emphasize community participation are not permitted. The Congregation for the Doctrine…

Reading time: 4 minutesA woman and child are seen as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on January 12, 2020. PHOTO: CNS / Vatican Media Correct wording is essential…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Changing the words of the baptismal formula renders the sacrament invalid, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said.Concretely, a baptism administered with the formula "We baptize you..." instead of "I…

The formula of baptism, according to the Catholic Church, is "I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit".…

Vatican City - Changing the words in the baptismal formula invalidates the sacrament, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said. Concretely, a baptism administered with the formula "We baptize you ..."…

Submitted photoNew believer Jordan Harris, center, celebrates his baptism at Journey Church with Luke Wycuff, left, pastor of Journey's Orange City, Fla., And member of the worship team, Tom Wycuff. Although he grew…

DECATUR - Among those who were baptized on Sunday at Lake Decatur were a mother, a daughter and a future son-in-law, two sisters and a father and daughter.For the second year in a row, First Christian Church hosted…

By Dawn Burleigh The arrival in March marked the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and Pastor Loyd Thurman began a new position at Community Christian Church. "I was elected on March 15 and officially started on Sunday,…