Parents are charged with guarding the faith given to their children at baptism and helping them become true witnesses by example rather than just rules, Pope Francis said.
By asking the Church for faith for their children through the sacrament of baptism, Christian parents have the task of helping their children to grow so that they "may be witnesses for all of us: also for us priests, bishops, everyone," the Pope said during a Mass in the Sistine Chapel.
During the Mass on January 8, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Pope Francis baptised 28 infants -- 15 boys and 13 girls.
