The waters of Lake Superior welcomed new members to the Christian community in a sacrament of baptism at Leif Erikson Park on Sunday. More than 600 people crowded into the park for a mid-morning ...

On Thursday, May 24, Lutherans from all over the city will converge on Hartley Field to plant trees. Not just any trees, though. They'll be planting a "baptismal forest" -- trees in honor of those who ...

Receiving an ecumenical delegation from the Lutheran Church of Finland, Francis said that "hospitality is likewise part of our shared witness of faith in daily life". The Week of Prayer for Christian ...

Signing clears the way for the common celebration of other inter-church accords. Roman Catholics and Lutherans in Slovakia have signed an agreement to recognize each other’s baptism. But while a ...

A colorful baptismal chain of paper links stretching nearly a third of a mile adorns the nave of Bay City’s Immanuel Lutheran Church, 300 N. Sheridan St., marking its 150th anniversary. The ...

Pope Francis, in a visit to Rome's Lutheran church on Sunday, said both sides, Catholics and Lutherans, should seek forgiveness for past persecutions. "There were terrible times between us. Just think ...

The Vatican's decision in August to clarify the formula that should be used in the Catholic rite of baptism attracted unusual interest after it caused something of a theological head-scratcher. A ...

In 1999, as a senior in a public high school abiding within the buckle of the Bible Belt, I attended my local parish’s Catholic-Lutheran celebration of the “Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of ...