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 ...

The Orthodox Church celebrated, on Friday, its yearly pilgrimage to Al-Maghtas, the site of Jesus Christ's baptism, which ...

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 ...

From lakeside retreats and jazz festivals to truffle hunts and spiritual pilgrimages, there’s no limit to the adventures ...

Spencer Pittman, who confessed to setting fire to Beth Israel Congregation in Mississippi, shared a satirical cartoon the day ...

The Blessing of the Waters is primarily celebrated on January 6th (Theophany/Epiphany), commemorating Christ's baptism by ...

Like the cross atop the Wonder Wheel every Christmas, the baptismal font in church signifies more than a bath where a ritual ...

Minnesotans crowded into churches, mosques and synagogues last weekend after the Jan.7 ICE killing of Renee Good. Congregants ...

It may have been cold and snowy with an uninvited, unwelcome biting wind but, despite those conditions, a few dozen people ...

After Israel's longest war and the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign tourists are beginning to return to Israel, with 1.3 million ...

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual ...