Catholic congregants throughout Jordan and international visitors joyfully celebrated Epiphany on Jan. 9 at the site of Jesus' baptism. The site is officially recognized by the Catholic Church as the ...

AMMAN — Catholic churches on Friday are scheduled to mark the 26th annual pilgrimage to the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ (Bethany Beyond the Jordan), also known as Al Maghtas, one of the most ...

The year was 1982. As I was on the verge of entering the world, my grandparents undertook a pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel — a popular pursuit among Irish Catholics eager to explore sites documented ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox festival of Timket, or Epiphany, commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan.

Al-Maghtas, Jan. 9 (Petra)-- Wajdi Al-Nuaimat, Randa Hatamleh - Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Friday marked the 26th annual Catholic pilgrimage at the Baptism Site on the eastern bank of the ...

Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox ...

(MENAFN- Amman Net) Thousands of Pilgrims CelebrateThe Catholic churches in the Kingdom marked this Friday morning the 26th pilgrimage day to the site of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ ...

Epiphany is one of the most important Orthodox holidays, which symbolizes the moment of the baptism of Jesus Christ in the ...

Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas ...

Minnesotans crowded into churches, mosques and synagogues last weekend after the Jan.7 ICE killing of Renee Good. Congregants and leaders alike sought understanding through the teachings of their ...