Nearly 500,000 pilgrims of all denominations visit this site annually, which is under the protection of the Baptism Site Commission. According to the Gospel (John 1:28), this is “Bethany Beyond ...

But the Bible does not ignore the ambivalent nature of water, a symbol of both death and life ... see these two crossings as a prefiguration of baptism. In all four Gospels, Jesus' public life ...

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, aims to ...

A young lady, Carolyn Wambui Kiarie disclosed she was a reverend at Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Thika Diocese at 23 pursuing her master's in theology.

For those who practice infant baptism like Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, and some other Protestant denominations, they see it as a symbol of God’s covenant and a welcoming into the family of God.

Washing labels aren't always the most straightforward to read, and if you don't know what they mean you could end up ruining your clothes. Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so ...

After a performance of the Nutcracker was recently performed in Belgrade, several members of the cast demonstrated by showing the audience symbols used by the Hamas terrorist organization ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican ...

"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 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.

the world’s baptism as it were”), so here after Christ’s baptism descends the same symbol of peace, peace being the first fruits of the Spirit. In Noah’s day sin drowned the world ...