The person is blessed with water as a symbol of being born through the water into Christ's holy church. Every church does it a little differently but it's the same meaning. The church family acknowledges the person as a person of God and promises to foster their relationship with God and His holy church. They are now part of "the family"
In the Catholic church, the priest will ask "what do you ask of God's church for your child?" The response is "Baptism"
The churches that practice infant baptism as a sacrament of initiation into the Christian faith include the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, Lutheran Church, and some Methodist and Presbyterian denominations.
Baptism is still important to us today because it initiates us into the Christian church.
In Christianity, Baptism symbolizes a spiritual "rebirth" into the christian faith, and it is often used as an initiation into a church.
No matter what age, Baptism
A: Either by Infant Baptism and gradual introduction to the Church while growing up or by Adult Baptism after introduction to the Faith.
you have to call your chosen church and set an appointment
Some differences here and there -eucharist -sacraments -holidays
It can be either. A baptism may be carried out during a mass or at a ceremony apart from the mass.
The practice of infant baptism began in the early Christian church, around the 2nd century AD.
First off, Catholicism is the first and foremost Christian religion as founded by Christ. As to your question, you can only be baptized once. If done properly, the Catholic Church recognizes the baptism as valid. If the Church is uncertain if a person was validly baptized, that person will receive a conditional baptism. "If you were not baptized before, I baptize you in the name of . . . ."
The practice of sprinkling baptism began to be used in the Christian church around the 3rd century AD as an alternative to full immersion baptism.