The nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, saw an increase in the number of baptisms last year along with a rise in donations. Congregations affiliated with the ...

Pope Francis baptizes a baby during a Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in this file photo from Jan. 8, 2023. According to the Vatican's Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2021, the Catholic ...

Growth in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rebounded last year after falling off a coronavirus cliff in 2020, but the bounce remained far below pre-pandemic levels. Overall membership ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Ruth Graham, The New York Times Company Russell Moore’s baptism in 1983 was a decorous occasion, or at least as decorous as possible when the main event ...

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints enjoyed a new reason this week to celebrate: Their faith recently recorded the biggest jump in convert baptisms in its 195-year history.

It has happened every year for decades. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has handed over membership data to Utah’s government. This information, broken down by county, not only helps ...

In some evangelical churches, a once-staid ritual is returning to its informal roots — and things sometimes get “a little rowdy” along the way. Waves crashing over Paul Allen and Jimmy Scroggins of ...