Pope Francis sends Cardinal Parolin to inaugurate Church of the Baptism of the Lord in Jordan. Video from Holy Land gives a taste of the beauty of the place.
The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, also known as Deir ‘Ain ‘Abata, holds special significance in both scripture and archaeology.
The two leaders met for 20 minutes behind closed doors. King Abdullah II emphasized the need to end the violence of Israeli settlers against Palestinians.
"We will focus only on the religious celebration, including worship services and songs inside the churches and nothing outside the churches."
Since the Byzantine period, Bethany Beyond the Jordan has been regarded the original location where John the Baptist baptized Jesus.
The Wadi Rum was home to Christian monks and hermits in Late Antiquity and even during the early Middle Ages.
Named one of the most precious properties of man's heritage, Petra is mentioned in the Bible not once but twice.
An ancient Jordanian map marks Jesus’ baptism site with a distinctive Christian symbol: the fish.
Walking the Jordan Trail, one finds the area where John the Baptist lived, preached, and was beheaded.
There are many events associated with the Jordan river that prepare the way for the sacrament of baptism.
Walking the Jordan Trail, one finds the birthplace of Prophet Elijah and the city in which Jesus performed the famous exorcism of the Gadarene.
Even if monks have not lived in either the desert or the surrounding hillsides for centuries, one can still see, visit and even enter and rest in the caves where they once did.
From the ruins of the ancient church of Saint John the Baptist, to the “new” church high atop Mount Nebo, Jordan is home to some of the most interesting and beautiful churches in the Middle East.
Byzantine remains stand in the place where, according to tradition, the prophet Elijah was born and taken up to Heaven.
By following the narrative in the Gospel of Mark, one can discover the roads Jesus himself walked through Jordan.
Divided into eight regions, the Jordan Trail goes all the way from Um Qais, by the ruins of Gadara (where Jesus cast the demons into the herd of swine), through Petra, to the Red Sea.
On the eastern bank of the River Jordan, just nine kilometers north of the Dead Sea, one finds the original location of the baptism of Jesus.
