John’s baptism cannot give the Spirit.” Further reading: The River Jordan, cherished by all Churches Why did Jesus, who was sinless, insist on being baptized by John? “He made himself one ...

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

In all four Gospels, Jesus' public life begins with his baptism in the waters of the Jordan River by his cousin John the Baptist. “John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a ...

AMMAN - Under the patronage of his majesty King Abdullah, the "Jordan: Dawn of Christianity" exhibition has been inaugurated in Rome, Italy. The exhibition, which runs from January 31 to February 28, ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) – This Sunday is an important day for me. I will be baptized into the Christian faith.

Ahead of the 'Jordan: Dawn of Christianity' exhibition in the Vatican, Father Rifat Badar, a Jordanian priest with the Latin ...

Across Russia, the devout and the daring celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus ...

For the first time in Wollongong, a boy and a girl have together claimed the honour of saving the holy cross of Jesus Christ as the Illawarra Macedonian Orthodox community celebrates one of its ...

Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Epiphany feast is celebrated throughout the country and commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ ...

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 ...

On the Sunday after Epiphany, the Scripture reading is always the familiar story of the baptism of Jesus by ... going to see that weirdo out by the River Jordan people have been talking about ...