Deacon Jordan Evans was already a missionary for Christ. But another distinct calling emerged when he went on an eight-day silent retreat in 2018.

where 1,958 people publicly declared Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior through baptism. This follows last year's powerful beach baptism, where 1,614 people were baptized. Participants traveled ...

In his usual Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, on the occasion of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord which, according to the liturgical calendar currently in force in the Catholic Church, ...

"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 ...

Representing Pope Francis, the top Vatican diplomat, Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated and consecrated the Church of the Baptism of the Lord at Al-Maghtas, known in the Bible as Bethany Beyond ...

Today, we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, one of the three revelations of the Epiphany, the other two being the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem, and the sign of water transformed into wine at the ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

Early Christians found the baptism of Jesus troubling. Why, they asked, was the sinless one baptised, if, as the gospel says, baptism was for the forgiveness of sins? Very soon, however ...

Parolin inaugurated and consecrated the Church of the Baptism of the Lord at Al-Maghtas, known as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, before thousands of Jordanians, Palestinians, other Arabs and diplomats.

Today, the Church celebrates the significant feast of the Baptism of the Lord, marking a pivotal transition between the Christmas season and Ordinary Time. This feast not only concludes the Christmas ...