Jordan is planning a major development at the historic Baptism site of Al Maghtas, aiming to transform the area into a ...

A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany procession for the first time in more than 50 years on Sunday after it was declared free of landmines.

the site in the desert area near the Jordan River where, according to ancient tradition, the Gospel story of the baptism of Jesus at the hands of John the Baptist took place. The celebration will ...

John and Mark — the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. The full name of the holiday is the Baptism of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Originally ...

This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and ... people standing on the banks of the River Jordan will know for certain that this ...

This year, the 40-day-long Christian fast called Lent began on March 5 and will end on April 17. It seems the word ‘Lent’ comes from Latin, meaning fortieth, since the fast is observed for 40 days.

Marking the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr Rif’at Bader, a Jordanian priest of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, remembers that pilgrimage and its ...

A young "Crook", card player-swindler, follows the trains, deceives the passengers and steals money. When exposed to fraud he is often beaten. On the train he meets pioneers and their attractive ...

The ministry of Jesus began when he was around 30 years old and he went to the Jordan River to be baptised by his cousin, John the Baptist. He got baptised because he wanted to show the world that ...