I can never forget the first baptism I celebrated. I was a transitional deacon assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of ...

A historic cruciform baptistery built where it is believed Jesus was baptised, now 300m (about 1,000ft) from the river The masterplan for the new 340-acre baptism zone, next to the Unesco site ...

In this gap, the ancient Fish River flowed and ... a maniacal wind whipped in from around the bend and began an all-night baptism-by-sand. The only defence against the blitzkrieg was to climb ...

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.