A new Church, Shrine and monasteries at the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ will be officially inaugurated next Friday, 10 ...

A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany ... the custodian of the Holy Land for the Roman Catholic church, led Franciscan friars towards a ...

16 1222 Finally, Baptism is prefigured in the crossing of the Jordan River by which the People of ... who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe in Christ ...

Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories Baptism in a river rather than in church is seen as a way of re-enacting the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. The ceremony is a symbol of ...

AMMAN - Pope Francis has appointed Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin as a papal envoy to inaugurate the Church of the Baptism of t ...