The baptism of Jesus took place in the Jordan River, in the valley east of Jerusalem, just north of the Dead Sea and not far from the ancient city of Jericho. Far from accidental, all of this is ...

A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany ... in what was once a war zone between Israel and Jordan. Although the two countries have been at ...

The exhibition features over 90 artifacts that narrate the history of Christianity in Jordan from its beginnings to the ...

the Jordan River is considered the third most holy site in the Holy Land, just after Nativity Grotto in Bethlehem and Golgotha in Jerusalem, because it is the site of the most important event of Jesus ...

It is the fruit of several years’ collaboration between the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Jordanian ... was baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River: highlights from Register ...

Parolin celebrated Mass, accompanied by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal ... the believed site of Jesus’ baptism on the Jordanian banks of the Jordan River: John Paul II in 2000, Benedict ...

The Jordan River lies between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river also borders ... For example, the Christian Bible details the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the Jordan ...

The baptism site was added by UNESCO to the World Heritage List in 2015. The spokesperson for the Catholic Church in Jordan, Rifat Bader, said 1,000 people were allowed to attend the pilgrimage ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa ... very spot where Christ was baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River. Credit: Solène Tadié And to encourage 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 ...