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On Sunday, nearly 100 people received a restart of their faith, as Mosaic Church’s Beach Baptism took over a portion of Front ...
Renovations to Salt Lake Temple's interior are picking up as seismic upgrades to the historic building wind down.
Jordan is planning a major development at the historic Baptism site of Al Maghtas, aiming to transform the area into a tourist destination in time for the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus' preaching ...
The Baptism of the Lord Jesus teaches us something about the theology of geography. There are many places where water for baptism could be found in the land of Israel. Why was Jesus baptized by ...
"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...
“Pope Francis sent me as his legate [personal representative] for the consecration of the Latin church on the site of Jesus’ baptism. I would like also in the name of His Holiness to thank the ...
Three popes have visited the believed site of Jesus’ baptism on the Jordanian banks of the Jordan River: John Paul II in 2000, Benedict XVI in 2009 and Francis in 2014. Pope Paul VI first ...
Baptism is the promise and seal of forgiveness. When a person is baptized, God is assuring them that they are washed of all their sins through faith. So, again I ask: Why was Jesus baptized?
a religious festival commemorating Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River. The annual festival is recognised by UNESCO as an important intangible cultural heritage. Sign up here. Followers marched ...
The Latin church dedicated to the baptism of Jesus (facade), just a few meters from the east bank of the Jordan, in the area known as “Bethany beyond the Jordan,” in the local language ...
Why is the baptism of Jesus so important? Let us find out. Rewinding just a little, the context was that the Jewish people were waiting for the Anointed One, the one who would vindicate them ...