BUCHAREST -- The death of a 6-week-old infant after he was submerged while being baptized has sparked public outrage in Romania and led to calls for the centuries-old rite to be changed. The drama of ...

The parents of a disabled Ohio teen have settled a lawsuit against a church and others over what they said was the boy's forced baptism at a picnic in 2016, the parents' attorneys said. The ...

MENTOR, Minn. -- Cody Olson wanted to go the whole enchilada in his baptism Sunday in the waters of Maple Lake, choosing "full immersion," over having water simply poured over his head. Cody Olson, 12 ...

A scheduled vote on making baptism by immersion a requirement for church membership did not come to a vote at Henderson Hills Baptist Church Sunday. Instead, the church’s executive pastor, Kim Swyden, ...

Lisa Matt was 16 years old when she began life-guarding at the pool in the Lancaster YWCA at East Orange and Lime streets. From 1980 to 1984, she oversaw lap swimming, swim lessons and water aerobics.