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St. Francis Xavier, who lived 1506-1552, is represented in a stained glass window. Credit: CNS photo/Crosiers In 1552 in Yamaguchi, Japan, a group of recent Christian converts confronted St. Francis ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The Easter baptism of an Italian Muslim by Pope Benedict was a provocative act that raises questions about the Vatican's approach to Islam, a leading participant in Christian-Muslim ...

Thank you for writing to a rabbi about baptism. It gives me a warm ecumenical glow underneath my yarmulke. Seriously, my role, as I see it, in answering Christian sacramental questions is first and ...

Catholic primary schools are still requesting details of children’s baptism records despite new laws that prohibit the use of religion in their enrolment policies. Legislation to deal with the ...