THE baptism of babies into the Catholic Church is unsuitable and needs to be overhauled because it means people’s freedoms are being suppressed for life, Mary McAleese has said. In an address to ...

Finland’s Lutheran Evangelical Church has recorded the lowest number of babies being baptised since the institution began tracking the statistics, according to the eastern Finland daily Savon Sanomat.

A medieval christening font, found in use as a plant pot, has been used for its first baptism in 150 years. The reinstatement of the font was a central part of a £78,500 refurbishment project at Grade ...