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So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries before Spain's famed Camino de Santiago.

John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the waters of the Jordan River. The initiative is being overseen by the Baptism Site Development Zone (BSDZ), with its president, Tharwat Masalha, providing key ...

Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, and NJ travel agencies hope a fragile ceasefire in ...

STEUBENVILLE — Churches from across the Ohio Valley will gather at the Sycamore Youth Center at noon on Friday for the 17th-annual Christ Walk. For approximately two decades, the Christian community ...

Millcreek has the shortest Jordan River shoreline of any ... including kayaking on the river and a roughly 20-minute loop walk created by the new bridge. The area could draw bird watchers, too.

While many prepared for Easter egg hunts and festive dinners, these Liberty City church goers headed to the beach for an early morning baptism.

"Although I have lived in Jordan all my life, walking this trail has shown me parts ... this is believed to be the location where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist. Pilgrims can explore ...

Victoria Everett, center, member of the Jesus Christ True Church walks towards Apostle Leon ... did his baptisms he always baptized in the Jordan river,” Everett said, noting the fishing boats ...

The resurrection of Christ gives proof that there is life after death. But, since there is an eternity, we need our sins ...