A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany ... the custodian of the Holy Land for the Roman Catholic church, led Franciscan friars towards a ...

16 1222 Finally, Baptism is prefigured in the crossing of the Jordan River by which the People of ... who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe in Christ ...

Baptism is a significant moment in a Christian's life, marking the beginning of their journey in faith and their belonging to the Church of Christ.

Marking the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr Rif’at Bader, a Jordanian priest of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, remembers that pilgrimage and its ...