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 ...

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the banks of the Jordan River officially recognized by the church as ...

In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." ...

For 24 years, the Catholic community in the region has made a pilgrimage, gathering around its patriarch, to celebrate the baptism of Jesus on Jan. 12. Speaking from the window of the Vatican’s ...

A man has drowned while being baptized in a river. According to BBC ... search for the head pastor of the church involved in the baptism. According to the deceased’s brother Evans Alexenest ...

The new church, one of the largest Catholic churches in the ... a special geographical significance. The baptism of Jesus took place in the Jordan River, in the valley east of Jerusalem, just ...

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 ...

"They have been bribed with, if they are very very good while daddy is having his baptism, they can go for a little paddle in a minute." Walking in water in the De Lank River At the centre of the ...

This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the baptism of Jesus Christ — celebrated in the Catholic faith on Jan. 12.