Thousands of Catholic Christians attended a special mass Friday on the Jordanian side of the Jordan River in an annual pilgrimage to the site where many believe Jesus was baptised. Before the ceremony ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italian star tenor Andrea Bocelli, 58, a Catholic, makes the sign of the cross at the edge of the Jordan River, attended by a ...

The more than half a million people who visit the Jordan River site of Jesus’ baptism each year may be dunking in effluent water and subjecting themselves to serious health risks, an environmental ...

For years, Christian pilgrims have waded into the Jordan River from both its eastern and western banks to connect with a core event of their faith - the baptism of Jesus. The parallel traditions ...

AMMAN — Adding Jordan’s Baptism Site to UNESCO’s World Heritage List debunks Israeli claims that the site is on the western side of the Jordan River, Senator Adel Tweisi, chairman of the Senate’s ...

Kenyan media personality Grace Msalame gets baptised again in the Jordan River, sharing an emotional experience amidst the ...

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, reaffirmed the Catholic Church's recognition of the official baptism site of Jesus in Jordan and said a new chapel on the opposite ...

The officially recognized baptism site of Jesus drew thousands to Jordan on Friday as COVID restrictions drop and the country is boosting religious tourism. The Catholic Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem ...

The site has been closed to the public for testing after initial results from sampling showed high levels of sewage and agricultural chemicals. In recent years the flow of the river has slowed to a ...

AL-MAGHTAS, Jordan (AP) — For years, Christian pilgrims have waded into the Jordan River from both its eastern and western banks to connect with a core event of their faith — the baptism of Jesus. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christians believe Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist, and many visit the site to take part in mass ...