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A depiction of the Baptism of the Lord is prominently placed in the new Church of the Baptism in Jordan. Several thousand people, including the Vatican’s secretary of state and the patriarch of Jerusalem, attended the consecration ceremony of the Catholic building, one of the largest in the Middle East.

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New Church in Jordan Reflects National Desire for Closer Ties With Christendom

The Catholic Church celebrated today the feast of the baptism of the Lord, thus closing the cycle of Christmas time, lamenting that to this day it seems that Jesus remains invisible to those who expect him among the “powerful”.

La Iglesia Católica celebró hoy la fiesta del bautismo del Señor, con lo que cierra el ciclo del tiempo de Navidad, con lo que lamentó que hasta el día de hoy pareciera que Jesús sigue siendo invisible para quienes lo esperan entre los “poderosos”.

Iglesia cierra ciclo de Navidad y lamenta que Jesús sigue siendo invisible para “poderosos”

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Church closes Christmas cycle and laments that Jesus remains invisible to “powerful” people

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, is the pope’s special envoy for the Mass of consecration of the Church of the Baptism of Christ, January 10. The site is traditionally believed to be where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.

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At the Jordan River, pilgrims flock to the source of Christ’s baptism

A depiction of the Baptism of the Lord is prominently placed in the new Church of the Baptism in Jordan during the church’s inauguration on Jan. 10, 2025. / Credit: Father John D’Orazio Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Jan 10, 2025 / 18:10 pm (CNA). The Jan. 10 inauguration of a vast church on the very spot where Jesus Christ was baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River was an event of significant symbolic importance, both spiritually and …

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New church in Jordan reflects desire for closer ties with Christendom

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, is seen with his hands covered in holy oil as he anointed the altar of the Church of the Baptism of the Lord at Al-Mughtas, Jordan, Jan. 10, 2025. (OSV News photo/courtesy Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem) In a special moment for Jordan’s Christian community, on 10 January, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, representing Pope Francis, inaugurated and consecrated the Chur…

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Consecration of new church on banks of Jordan River called a sign of hope for region

A newly dedicated Catholic church now stands along the eastern bank of the Jordan River at Al-Maghtas, a site long associated with the Baptism of Jesus. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, serving as papal representative, led the inauguration ceremony on January 10. The building, known as the Church of the Baptism of the Lord, can hold more than 1,000 people and is constructed with distinctive yellow limestone quarried in the region. Stained-glass windows …

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Newly Built Catholic Church in Jordan Marks the Site of Jesus’ Baptism

A depiction of the Baptism of the Lord is prominently placed in the new Church of the Baptism in Jordan during the church’s inauguration on Jan. 10, 2025. / Credit: Father John D’Orazio Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Jan 10, 2025 / 18:10 pm (CNA).

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A depiction of the Baptism of the Lord is prominently placed in the new Church of the Baptism in Jordan during the church’s inauguration on Jan. 10, 2025. / Credit: Father John D’Orazio
Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Jan 10, 2025 / 18:10 pm (CNA).
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New church in Jordan reflects national desire for closer ties with Christendom

BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN, Jordan (OSV News) — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, told thousands of faithful that Pope Francis sent him to preside over the inauguration and consecration of a new Catholic church at the banks of the Jordan River as a sign of the universal church’s closeness to all Christians in the Middle East. It is officially recognized by the church as the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Representi…

Top Vatican diplomat consecrates Catholic church at Jesus’ baptism site

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