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 ...

Hundreds of people have gathered in Birmingham to celebrate Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany. The colourful festival takes place on 19 January but festivities start on the evening before. It marks the ...

For Tirsit Teshome, 28, Epiphany (Timket) is more than a religious holiday—it’s a vibrant celebration of Ethiopian identity and unity. As the streets of Addis ...

For those who track the annual lectionary journey, yesterday’s focus was the “Baptism of the Lord.” It’s a topic near and dear to my heart, since I hold that the recovery of baptismal integrity is one ...

"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 ...

Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM UTC Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson Didn’t Speak for 30 Years After Danson Confronted Him on ‘Cheers’ Set: ‘I’m Kind of Mad You Don’t Show Up Ready to Go’ ...

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 ...

THE BUZZ: CATCHIN’ BASS — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass enjoyed a long, even luxurious honeymoon with the city since ascending to its top office in 2022, building coalitions and staking a ...

Sting checked on the acoustics by singing the hymn Ave Maria - the tune sang by ... marry at the nearby luxury Skibo Castle. For the christening tonight Madonna, 42, and Guy, 32, are expected ...

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.