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 ...

To baptize the infant or not to baptize the infant? The answer to the question of infant baptism could depend on your denominational position, along with your interpretation of the Bible. Like many ...

For those who track the annual lectionary journey, yesterday’s focus was the “Baptism of the Lord.” It’s a topic near and dear to my heart, since I hold that the recovery of baptismal integrity is one ...

"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 ...

Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM UTC Britney, Beyoncé and Pink’s Pepsi commercial could have been Super Bowl ad gold — only it never actually aired in the U.S. Inside Justin Bieber’s ‘Pr ...

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.

Then they decided to sing Catholic hymn “Regina Caeli” around their statue of the Virgin Mary, the only structure on their property that remained standing. “I just wanted to pray and thank ...

Bette Midler has shared a heartbreaking clip of a family singing a hymn in the ruins of their home of 37 years, which was destroyed by the Los Angeles fires. Beginning this Tuesday, the area was ...

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.

Sunday, Jan. 12, is the Baptism of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or ...

Sting checked on the acoustics by singing the hymn Ave Maria - the tune sang by ... marry at the nearby luxury Skibo Castle. For the christening tonight Madonna, 42, and Guy, 32, are expected ...