ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been ...

The finalist concepts have been revealed in an international competition – featuring the UK’s Níall McLaughlin Architects – ...

Survivalist and TV star Bear Grylls recently was baptized in the Jordan River, he revealed on social media, fulfilling what he called a lifelong dream for him. On Monday, the “Man vs. Wild” star, who ...

For 2,000 years, since Jesus descended into the waters of the Jordan River to be baptized by John the Baptist, the river has been a pilgrimage site for Christians from around the world. And on the ...

A general view shows an area recently cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance in a project to clear the area near Qasr Al-Yahud, a traditional baptism site along the Jordan River, near Jericho in the ...

QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli and foreign engineers sounded the all-clear on Sunday around three churches on the western bank of the Jordan River, near where Jesus is believed to have ...