The baptism of Jesus was a part of His fulfilling all the Mosaic laws. His parents had presented Him as an infant in the ...

Auxiliary Bishop Jean-Marie Le Vert of Bordeaux and guide for the pilgrimage explained the difference between the baptism given by St. John the Baptist, a common Jewish ritual cleansing signifying ...

January 12 Baptism of Lord Jesus – Christian Christian commemoration ... April 12 Lord’s Evening Meal – Jehovah’s Witness Christians This was first observed by Jesus Christ on Jewish Passover in 33 ...

As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

The bat mitzvah is a coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish girls—one that celebrates their transition into adulthood. These are ...

Many Eastern Orthodox churches are built to face east while all the church buildings of the Eastern Coptic church are designed to face east ( St. Mark’s in Alexandria is one). Buildings obtained from ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Chairman of the European Jewish Association, attends a Gala dinner during a two-day ...

"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 ...

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.

One of the largest churches in the Middle East The whole historic baptism site was identified and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site some 20 years ago. It has since then been the subject ...

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 ...