Church law requires at least one godparent to serve as a support and moral guide, to assist the parents of the child in rearing the child in the knowledge and practice of the faith. If two godparents are chosen, they must be of different sexes in order to mirror the human family in which the child is raised.

If there is only one godparent, he/she must be Catholic; while it is preferable that both godparents be Catholic, a second sponsor may be a "Christian Witness" to the Baptism, together with the Catholic godparent. Whether a Catholic godparent or a Christian Witness, the sponsors for Baptism must be active and practical Christians, regularly assisting in the worship life if his/her parish or congregation, and living a moral life in harmony with the Gospel of Christ.

According to Church Law, godparents must be of at least 16 years of age and have received all three Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist.  If in the married state, the godparents must be married through the auspices of the Catholic Church (not through a Magisterial District Justice or through another Christian denomination). If single or divorced, the prospective godparent must be living a life of chastity (not cohabiting). The prospective godparent should not be involved in any form of public scandal, which would hinder the spiritual development of the child or parents which the godparent is to assist.

Yes. The sole criterion of the baptism of a child is the well-founded hope that the child will be raised in the practice of the Catholic Faith.

The Church's own law merely states that a name not contrary to Christian sensibilities should be chosen (we should avoid names of pagan gods or of the fallen angels, etc.). Yet on a pastoral level there is a profound spiritual good for the child to have a patron saint to invoke: it is praiseworthy to have a saint's name used as part of the child's given name!