Baptism is the ritual doorway through which we enter Christian life. So I always found it strange that one of my churches had no font. They only had a small silver bowl given to them by another ...

John “Juanito” Jimenez isn’t a parishioner at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Abiquiú. Nor is his friend Rik Gonzales. But neither hesitated when asked to help design and create a new ...

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 ...

A church has been forced to erect gates around its baptismal font after people were discovered bathing in it. The Roman Catholic Church near Marble Arch, central London, has allegedly spent £1,200 on ...

A 'magnificent' new baptismal font has been discovered at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestinian officials claim. Researchers uncovered the older font buried within the existing bowl for ...

A Somerset church which is in urgent need of repair and restoration has put its Victorian font up for sale. St Peter's church at Draycott which needs £170,000 for repairs is to offer the font to ...

The medieval font was previously used as a plant pot in a garden near St Catwg's Church A medieval christening font, found in use as a plant pot, has been used for its first baptism in 150 years. The ...