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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis has strikingly suggested that Lutherans married to Catholics can personally discern whether to take Communion in the Catholic church, saying it is not his role to give permission to such ...

WASHINGTON — Catholic and Lutheran bishops have signed a declaration that they hope solidifies areas of “consensus” on matters of faith, while providing a path forward for more dialogue on the path ...

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 ...

Partisans of infant baptism probe a middle way. Supporters of believers’ baptism worry about youth. Here a Lutheran theologian defends “believers’ baptism of infants” while a Southern Baptist ...