The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World. The pure beeswax of which the candle is made represents the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother. The wick ...

After the fathers lit their child's candle from the Paschal candle during the Mass ... the pope thanked the parents, who are Vatican employees, for bringing their children to be baptized.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When children are baptized ... After the fathers lit their child's candle from the Paschal candle during the Mass, the pope told the parents to always keep the candle in their ...