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Southern Baptists put hopes in ‘Baptism Sunday’ amid plummeting baptism numbers

(RNS) — Reported baptisms declined in eight of the last 10 years and dropped by more than 100,000 since 2009, according to the denomination's Annual Church Profile.

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Southern Baptists see 12th year of declining membership

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention said it had 14.8 million members in 2018, down about 192,000 from the previous year.

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Fasting from food, feeding on the Bible during Lent

(RNS) — While fasting is a time-honored way to observe Lent, another ancient tradition concerns being nourished by the Word of God.

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Coptic abbot's murder points to strains over ecumenism in Egypt

(RNS) — Egypt's Coptic Orthodox community is reeling from the murder of the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery, apparently by traditionalists of his own faith, in a fourth-century center of meditation and scholarship near Cairo.

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Vatican seeks 'courageous' ideas to combat priest shortage

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The church appeared to open the door to making official some ministries that women in remote parts of Latin America already perform, including celebrating baptisms.

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Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholics will not be baptized, confirmed, ordained or anointed until further notice in the country’s northwestern regions hardest hit by the outbreak.

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40 years after his death, Elvis Presley's trilogy of baptisms enhances his immortality

(USA Today) — Multiple baptisms aren't uncommon in the American South, where beliefs and practices vary widely, even within various Christian denominations.

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Faced with declining numbers, Southern Baptists focus on evangelism

PHOENIX (RNS) The largest Protestant denomination has lost members for 10 years in a row and has baptized fewer people nine out of the last 10 years.

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Church of Scotland to consider online baptisms, Communion

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A Church of Scotland committee is pushing for "a wide-ranging review of practice and procedure which is impacted by the use of new technology in church life."

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South Africa's Anglican bishops move toward gay inclusion

(RNS) If the Provincial Synod adopts the resolution, the South African church will be the first African province of the Anglican Communion to welcome gays and lesbians as full members, though it will still bar gay marriages.

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How to baptize your dog

Have you ever worried about the eternal life of your pet? Put your mind at ease.

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Georgia school district repudiates baptisms on football field

ATLANTA (Reuters) Carroll County schools' assistant superintendent said in a statement on that the baptisms violated school district policy and that the district did not know the ceremony was scheduled to be held at the high school.

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School district investigates mass baptism filmed at football practice

VILLA RICA, Ga. — The video, posted by First Baptist Villa Rica, was shot on school grounds just before football practice. "Take a look and see how God is STILL in our schools!" the caption with the video reads.

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More Catholics, fewer receiving sacraments: A new report maps a changing church

Not even the boom of Catholics in the Global South solves a core problem for the church: Rates are falling for baptism, first communion and other essential Catholic ceremonies.

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For Mother's Day, a place to mourn the babies who never came home

(RNS) For decades, nobody would talk about the babies these mothers lost. Now they have a place to mourn.

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(RNS) — The beatification of late Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen was postponed this week, marking the latest setback on the road to sainthood for the beloved television and radio preacher.  ...

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Surge of new abuse claims threatens church like never before

(AP) — The day the Catholic Church has long feared has come, with 15 states extending or suspending their statute of limitations to allow abuse claims stretching back decades.

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Christian higher ed can't win the LGBTQ debate unless it transforms

(RNS) — At Christian schools across the country, an eruption over LGBTQ policy may be only a day away.

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