Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, is the pope’s special envoy for the Mass of consecration of the Church of the Baptism of Christ, January 10. The site is traditionally believed to ...

There are limits to the theology of geography. Our souls are not physical places; our souls are spiritual realities. But ...

The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Friday consecrated a new church at a place on the banks of the ...

Several thousand people, including the Vatican’s secretary of state and the patriarch of Jerusalem, attended the consecration ...

Christians attend an annual pilgrimage at the Baptism Site by the Jordan River, Jordan, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Mohammad Abu ...

David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." ...

Jordan, a land rich in history and spirituality, often takes a backseat to the grandeur of the Vatican. But what if we told ...

The fragile truce in Gaza ignites hopes (also) in Jordan to resume tourism as soon as possible a sector considered strategic ...

At a time when Christian communities in the Middle East are subjected to ongoing difficulties and constant emigration, a ...

Jordan’s Catholic community was able to resume the tradition of pilgrimages to the site on the Jordan River to mark the feast ...

The Jan. 10 inauguration of a vast church on the very spot where Jesus Christ was baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River was an event of significant symbolic importance, both ...

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the ...