Jordan is planning a major development at the historic Baptism site of Al Maghtas, aiming to transform the area into a ...

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AMMAN — The Baptism Site has been honoured as the Best UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 2025 GIST Acta Awards for Archaeological and Cultural Tourism, the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) said on Sunday.

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A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany procession for the first time in more than 50 years on Sunday after it was declared free of landmines.

Marking the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr Rif’at Bader, a Jordanian priest of ...

Jordan’s Catholic community is preparing to experience a very important moment with the solemn inauguration of the Church of the Baptism of Jesus in Wadi al-Kharrar, the site in the desert area ...

16 1222 Finally, Baptism is prefigured in the crossing of the Jordan River by which the People of God received the gift of the land promised to Abraham's descendants, an image of eternal life.

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