A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany procession for the first time in more than 50 years on Sunday after it was declared free of landmines.

The Dawn of Christianity" exhibition has concluded at the Vatican, which launched on January 31st, achieving "exceptional success and attracting thousands of visitors from around the world." According ...

This year, the 40-day-long Christian fast called Lent began on March 5 and will end on April 17. It seems the word ‘Lent’ comes from Latin, meaning fortieth, si ...

Marking the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr Rif’at Bader, a Jordanian priest of ...

This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and ... people standing on the banks of the River Jordan will know for certain that this ...

John and Mark — the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. The full name of the holiday is the Baptism of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Originally ...

particularly Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Al-Maghtas), the baptism site of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist, and the preservation of this religious heritage under the Hashemite leadership.

The ministry of Jesus began when he was around 30 years old and he went to the Jordan River to be baptised by his cousin, John the Baptist. He got baptised because he wanted to show the world that ...