Top Vatican diplomat inaugurates, consecrates Catholic church at Jesus’ baptism site
The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the banks of the Jordan River officially recognized by the church as ...
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Decision 39 COM 8B.10
The Baptism Site “Bethany beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) is located in the Jordan Valley, north of the Dead Sea. The site contains two distinct archaeological areas, Tell el-Kharrar, also known as ...
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‘We Are Here to Start a Dialogue,’ Says Priest in Charge of the Baptism Church in Jordan
2025 BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN, Jordan — Father Sergio Pérez, an Argentinian priest from the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), defines the site of the baptism of Christ in Jordan as “a ...
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'Jordan: Dawn of Christianity' Exhibition opened in Rome
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 ...
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5,000 Christians make pilgrimage to Jordan's baptism site
The baptism site was added by UNESCO to the World Heritage List in 2015. The spokesperson for the Catholic Church in Jordan, Rifat Bader, said 1,000 people were allowed to attend the pilgrimage ...
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Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance
Nothing in human history, nothing that man has experienced, is beyond the reach ... as he came to the River Jordan to be baptized by John. The theology of the baptismal site answers the question ...