US EditionCatholic leaders urge pilgrimage to site of Jesus’ baptism in Jordan
The new church consecrated by Cardinal Parolin supports pilgrimage tourism and spiritual renewal at the historic baptism site visited by four popes, marking 26 years of Catholic Pilgrimage Day.
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On January 9, some three thousand faithful from across Jordan made the 26th annual pilgrimage to the site of Jesus' Baptism near Jericho. As Vatican News reports, a common desire emerged: that this year would be a year of lasting and just peace. Prayers for Jerusalem, for the people of Gaza, and for the entire Holy Land rose from the lowest point. The article, "Thousands of Christians at the site of Jesus' Baptism Prayed for Peace," comes from t…
Today we come to the feast that closes the time of Christmas. The feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus. Together with the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem and the account of the Weddings of Cana, the baptism of the Lord soundings of epiphany, that is, of manifestation, of making public the identity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Both the account of the weddings of Cana and this of baptism are located after thirty years of the visit of the Oriental Ma…
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