Jesus' baptism reminds us that he was one of us. He revealed that we humans must allow ourselves to be fragile, seeking and ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians gathered on Monday at celebrations for Epiphany, locally ...

We first learn of John the Baptist early on, before Jesus is even born. When Mary goes to visit her older relative Elizabeth, ...

Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist is very limited. We have only those references to him in the Christian gospels, where he stands alongside of Jesus. We also have references to him in ...

Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated Epiphany, locally known as Timket, on Monday, which commemorates the ...

Pope Francis encouraged Christians to remember their baptism with "joy," as he reflected on the role of Jesus Christ's baptism by John the Baptist in God's saving mission for humanity. The Pope said ...

QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank – Just months before the official opening of one of Christianity's holiest sites to visitors, the area where John the Baptist is said to have baptized Jesus remains surrounded ...

The Sunday after Epiphany is always the Baptism of the Lord (unless Epiphany is observed on Jan. 7 or 8 in those countries like the United States where it is transferred to a Sunday, in which case the ...

So, here is a very compact Christology, set forth by John the Baptist. Upon these truths about Jesus the Church has meditated ...