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Jacques Billeaud – Associated Press
Articles by Jacques Billeaud – Associated Press
The Rev. Andrés Arango, speaks with a parishioner inside St. Gregory Catholic Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Phoenix after a baptism “do-over.”
FaithNews
After invalidly baptizing thousands, Arizona priest now performs a do-over of the sacrament
Jacques Billeaud – Associated PressLuis Andres Henao - Associated Press
As the Rev. Andrés Arango poured holy water over the heads of a dozen people on Thursday evening, it represented the beginning of a new ministry for him: healing and helping those he invalidly baptized.
The exterior of St. Gregory Parish in Phoenix, Arizona.
FaithNews
Thousands of baptisms presumed invalid due to one priest’s wording error
Giovanna Dell’Orto – Associated PressLuis Andres Henao - Associated PressJacques Billeaud – Associated Press
The Rev. Andres Arango’s error was in saying, “We baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,” when he should have begun the sentence by saying, “I baptize you.”