Researchers took samples from the tooth in 2016. The results, not widely disseminated, showed it was from someone in the 5th ...

John the Baptist in the Jordan River was an event of significant symbolic importance, both spiritually and diplomatically. It also reflected the Hashemite kingdom’s determination to establish ...

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 ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness ... from God The baptism carried out by John was full immersion in the River Jordan. Baptism was not a new idea. There is evidence that a monastic ...

From the baptismal waters of the River Jordan to the sacred heights of Mount Nebo, Jordan is a living testament to biblical history that predates and arguably outshines the Vatican's institutional ...

A predecessor of Jesus, St. John the Baptist is a prominent figure in Christianity. From baptisms on the River Jordan to prophesizing the birth of the Messiah, John was a notable figure in the Bible.