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Infant baptism. Water is poured on the head of an infant held over the baptismal font of a Roman Catholic church. Infant baptism[ 1][ 2] (or paedobaptism) is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Infant baptism is also called christening by some faith traditions. Most Christians belong to denominations that practice infant baptism.
Naming ceremony. A mother and newborn take part in a heathenry baby naming ceremony in British Columbia in 2007. A naming ceremony is a stage at which a person or persons is officially assigned a name. The methods of the practice differ over cultures and religions. The timing at which a name is assigned can vary from some days after birth to ...
In 1969, an English translation was released of the Rite of Baptism for Children (later amended 1984). Baptism could now be celebrated by a priest or deacon and included a formula of minor exorcism. This was located in the rite immediately following prayers for the child and a Litany of the Saints, and was immediately followed by an anointing ...
William M. Branham. William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post- World War II healing revival, and claimed to be a prophet with the anointing of Elijah, who had come to prelude Christ's second coming; some of his followers have been labeled a "doomsday ...
History of baptism. John the Baptist, who is considered a forerunner to Christianity, used baptism as the central sacrament of his messianic movement. Christians consider Jesus to have instituted the sacrament of baptism. The earliest Christian baptisms were by immersion. [ 1] By the third and fourth centuries, baptism involved catechetical ...
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal ( CCR) is a movement within the Catholic Church that is part of the wider charismatic movement across historic Christian churches. [ 1][ 2] The Renewal has been described as a "current of grace". [ 3] It began in 1967 when Catholics from Duquesne University attended a Protestant worship service and claimed to ...
Christian name. A Christian name, sometimes referred to as a baptismal name, is a religious personal name given on the occasion of a Christian baptism, though now most often given by parents at birth. [ 1] In English-speaking cultures, a person's Christian name is commonly their first name and is typically the name by which the person is ...
The Catholic Church authorizes the use of exorcism for those who are believed to be the victims of demonic possession. In Roman Catholicism, exorcism is a sacramental [ 1][ 2] but not a sacrament, unlike baptism or confession. Unlike a sacrament, exorcism's "integrity and efficacy do not depend ... on the rigid use of an unchanging formula or ...