BUCHAREST -- The death of a 6-week-old infant after he was submerged while being baptized has sparked public outrage in Romania and led to calls for the centuries-old rite to be changed. The drama of ...

Last week a six-week-old baby died in Suceava, Romania during his baptism into the Romanian Orthodox Church. The priest is being held on manslaughter charges and a firestorm of anger has begun to be ...

A baptism near Athens, Greece two weeks ago for the children of a same-sex couple has earned an official protest from the Greek Orthodox Church. Fashion designer Peter Dundas and longtime partner ...

Romania's Orthodox Church is under pressure to change its baptism ritual after a baby boy died following a ceremony in which he was immersed three times in water. Romania's Orthodox Church is under ...

Tens of thousands of people have reportedly signed an online petition for the Orthodox Church in Romania to stop immersing babies underwater during baptisms amid a growing backlash following the death ...

The tragic death of a baby in Romania who drowned in the baptismal font has prompted thousands of people to call on the Church to change the ritual – and stop submerging new-born infants in water. A ...

BUCHAREST, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Romania's Orthodox Church will continue immersing infants in water during baptism ceremonies, it said on Thursday, rejecting calls across the country to change the ritual ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Evangelo Bousis and Peter Dundas attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by ...

Last week a six-week-old baby died in Suceava, Romania during his baptism into the Romanian Orthodox Church. The priest is being held on manslaughter charges and a firestorm of anger has begun to be ...

Romania’s Orthodox Church is under pressure to change its baptism ritual after a baby boy died following a ceremony in which he was immersed three times in water. More than 59,000 people have signed a ...