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Fr. Rifat Badar: Hope in the Holy Land can be found in Jordan
Ahead of the 'Jordan: Dawn of Christianity' exhibition in the Vatican, Father Rifat Badar, a Jordanian priest with the Latin ...
Catholic Star Herald8d
Pilgrimages are ‘safe,’ Holy Land church leaders say, telling pilgrims: ‘We’re waiting for you’
A shopkeeper waits for tourists Nov. 10, 2023, as other souvenir shops are closed in Jerusalem's Old City amid the ...
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Dora and Father Daniel: Catholic Priest Spell Out Procedure To Follow if Priest Wants to Get Married
Kelvin Ugwu, a Catholic priest on a mission to the Gambia has listed some of the steps a priest must follow if they want to ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle11d
Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia's Orthodox Christians
Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to ...
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Belarusians take icy dip to mark Epiphany
Celebrations of the feast start on 18 January, known as Epiphany Eve. On that day water is blessed in all the churches after a common prayer. Water blessed by a priest is considered holy and pure, and ...
National Catholic Register16d
‘We Are Here to Start a Dialogue,’ Says Priest in Charge of the Baptism Church in Jordan
an Argentinian priest from the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), defines the site of the baptism of Christ in Jordan as “a passage from the Old to the New Testament.” Father Pérez ...
La Croix16d
Jubilee Year 2025 begins in Shanghai with baptisms and hope for peace
Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...
National Catholic Register17d
Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance
The Baptism of the Lord Jesus teaches us something about the theology of geography. There are many places where water for baptism could be found in the land of Israel. Why was Jesus baptized by ...
Catholic News Agency17d
Dominican House of Studies celebrates new bell, a long-awaited addition to DC priory
A Mass for the Baptism of the Lord followed the blessing, according to the priory’s website. The roughly 980-pound bell was cast in 1929 in Watervliet, New York, by the Meneely Bell Foundry ...
Greek City Times24d
Epiphany: Celebrating Christ’s Baptism Across Different Calendars
commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ and the revelation of the Holy Trinity. A central tradition is the Blessing of the Waters ceremony, where swimmers dive into the water to retrieve a cross ...
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Christian communities across Europe take part in traditional Epiphany celebrations
Hundreds watched as a man emerged victorious after catching the cross in the event marking the baptism of Jesus Christ. The priest was handed back the cross and he tossed it twice more ...
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Video. Orthodox faithful in Greece swim to retrieve the cross on Epiphany
Epiphany, celebrated every 6 January, marks the baptism of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday in Greece. In the Blessing of the Waters ceremony, swimmers dive to retrieve a floating cross ...