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 ...

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 ...

November will mark one year since St. Paul and Immanuel Lutheran churches in Dixon formed an experimental partnership led by a married couple as co-pastors. There's been "a lot of growing pains, but ...

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, 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 ...

As we approach the year of events leading up to the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation on Oct. 31, 2017, a resurfacing question will be: Do we celebrate? Repent? Commemorate? Perhaps all ...

Two local religious leaders will debate and discuss two forms of baptism — for infants or later in life — on a Saturday radio program. Bishop April Ulring Larson, leader of the La Crosse Area Synod of ...

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 ...