Several thousand people, including the Vatican’s secretary of state and the patriarch of Jerusalem, attended the consecration ceremony of the Catholic building, one of the largest in the Middle East.

The River Jordan is a 156-mile-long waterway that runs essentially north to south, passing through the Sea of Galilee (also known as Lake Tiberius) and down to the Dead Sea. To the west of the river ...

Cardinal Parolin at inauguration of church at site of Christ's Baptism Pope Francis sends Cardinal Parolin to inaugurate Church of the Baptism of the Lord in Jordan. Video from Holy Land gives a taste ...

The Jordan river is frequently mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments, highlighting how important it is and the spiritual symbolism of it. In particular, events that took place at the Jordan ...

Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been baptized, in the Jordan River ...