The year was 1982. As I was on the verge of entering the world, my grandparents undertook a pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel — a popular pursuit among Irish Catholics eager to explore sites documented ...

DEGANYA, Israel — At a baptismal site on the Jordan River just south of the Sea of Galilee, pilgrims kneel in the water as a priest intones a blessing, a high point of their visit to the Holy Land. A ...

Jordan is the perfect destination for the first-time American traveler. English is an official language of the country. There’s so much to see, do and eat, and a tourism infrastructure built to make ...

Few biblical stories are as visually vivid as the fall of Jericho, with marching priests, blaring trumpets and city walls ...

Orthodox Christians gathered at the Mississippi River Saturday morning to continue an annual tradition of blessing the waters ...

Mr. Johnny Willis Jordan, 73, of Marydell community in Leake County, Mississippi, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, ...

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The “I Lied to You” co-writer “had no idea” that audiences would declare the horror film’s surreal montage scene a phenomenon ...

Forward Tyler Young transferred from Merrimack this summer to play his final season of college hockey at UND. Young was scratched the first five games, but has become a consistent presence in the ...