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, ...

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 ...

And that includes our soul, where he can dwell today, as vividly and truly, as he came to the River Jordan to be baptized by John. The theology of the baptismal site answers the question that Pope ...

The whole historic baptism site was identified and classified as ... where Christ was baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River: highlights from Register reporter Solène Tadié of ...

One of the largest churches in the Middle East The whole historic baptism site was identified and classified ... by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River. Credit: Solène Tadié Recalling ...

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 ...

The Vatican Secretary of State, who presided over the consecration of the Latin Church at Al-Maghtas on behalf of Pope Francis, made a new appeal for a ceasefire, hostage release, and peace based ...

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

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

“Elijah’s Hill,” is near the baptism site. From the top of this hill, one can see Jericho on the Israeli side of the river, the city Elijah arrived from before striking the Jordan with his ...