Baptism is a common practice in most Christian churches. It is a religious ceremony in which people wishing to turn to a religious faith are either immersed in or sprinkled with water. The common ...

Anointing, a term used in the Torah and the New Testament, can refer both to people and objects such as oil. This week's clergy clarify what it means to be anointed.

Confirmation is for the baptized person, and it is administered with the anointing of oil, the laying on of hands, and the words, “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit” (CCC, 1300).

Anointing As part of the coronation, the king’s head, hands, and breast will be anointed with chrism oil, which in the Catholic Church is most commonly associated with baptism and confirmation.

Among these sacred items, anointing oil and wooden nativity sets hold a special place, connecting believers to ancient traditions and the holy narratives of Christianity.

The pre-baptismal anointing with the oil of catechumens signifies cleansing and strengthening; the anointing of the sick expresses healing and comfort.

The anointing oil that will be used in the coronation service of King Charles has been consecrated today in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In what the Archbishop of Canterbury called a ...

But then finally, there is the anointing ceremony after the baptism, anointing with chrism, and that’s the oil that is used at the anointing of a king, the anointing of a priest. During that ...

Jesus’ baptism was his anointing. In ancient times, oil would be poured over the head of a person to mark them as the chosen one for a specific position. The act was called “anointing.” ...

So the sacrament of anointing was instituted to participate in the healing of “the whole man, soul and body” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1503).

The sacrament of baptism isn't a good luck charm but a gift from God that enables Christians to overcome evil, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience April 25.