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 ...

So this is the day of the new creation. Baptism in water is a passage that opens onto another life, the new life that the Messiah inaugurates by entering public life. It is a fire that sets the ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2, 2025.

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Speaking on 10 January after presiding at the dedication of the Church of the Baptism of the Lord, built at Al-Maghtas on the banks of the River Jordan for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

The Baptism of the Lord Jesus teaches us something ... as St. Paul teaches us (Romans 6:3), so that we may rise again to new life. And where on the planet are the waters the most death-bringing?

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican ...

Recollecting the date of baptism, he said, allows believers to cherish the moment they were “reborn to new life” and incorporated into the mystery of Christ and the Church. He concluded urging every ...

Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee Year 2025 begins in the Diocese of Shanghai with the reception of 54 newly baptized people who received the sacrament of baptism on Sunday 12 January, the Feast ...