And that “holy place” has a special geographical significance. 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 exhibition features over 90 artifacts that narrate the history of Christianity in Jordan from its beginnings to the ...

Three popes have visited the believed site of Jesus’ baptism on the Jordanian banks of the Jordan River: John Paul II in 2000, Benedict XVI in 2009 and Francis in 2014. Pope Paul VI first ...

Jesus' baptism "is one of the most pivotal moments ... The Son is baptized in the Jordan River, the Holy Spirit descends like a dove and the Father's voice speaks from the heavens." ...

The Jan. 10 inauguration of a vast church on the very spot where Jesus Christ was ... John the Baptist in the Jordan River. Credit: Solène Tadié Recalling that baptism marks “the beginning ...

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 ...

Pope Francis met on Thursday with a Jordanian Lower House delegation, led by First Deputy Speaker of the Lower House Mustafa Khasawneh, during the "Jordan: Dawn of Christianity" exhibition in Rome, ...

Two thousand years ago, Jesus stood on the rocky shores of the Jordan River. His hair and clothes were still dripping with the water of his baptism. Suddenly the sky opened. The Holy Spirit ...

Sunday, Jan. 12, is the Baptism of the Lord ... Gospel the words that rang out from heaven when Jesus was baptized by John in the River Jordan. They were spoken by a voice from on high: 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 ...