Nearly 500,000 pilgrims of all denominations visit this site annually, which is under the protection of the Baptism Site Commission. According to the Gospel (John 1:28), this is “Bethany Beyond ...

MADISON, Wisconsin – The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team shutout Wisconsin, 45-0, on Sunday afternoon at the UW Field House. The Hawkeyes improved to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten ...

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...

Today, the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, Pope Francis asked the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square to attend the recitation of the Angelus: ‘Do you all remember the date of your Baptism?’ ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

Sunday, Jan. 12, is the Baptism of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or ...

AN ARTICLE that I read recently called the baptism of Jesus “a delicate problem of apologetics”. To understand Luke’s version, we must decide whether he is using Mark only, or another source as well.

The day after the Falcons fired coach Arthur Smith, franchise owner Arthur Blank and CEO Rich McKay explained how they would go about hiring the next one. It was a surreal scene. The duo sounded ...

Card Pietro Parolin will preside over the solemn ceremony as papal legate on 10 January. The structure stands on land in the Wadi al-Kharrar area donated by King Abdullah II where the Franciscan ...