ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — The Bible says Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. The river’s eastern bank, modern-day Jordan, and its western one both house baptismal sites, where rituals of faith ...

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 ...

ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Residents of Jordan Township in Antrim County may have a difficult time going to their township’s website. Because for the past few days, this is the screen that ...

BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN, Jordan — For centuries, thousands of pilgrims a year have made the journey to Bethany Beyond The Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River which Christians believe ...

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan has launched a $100 million master plan aimed at attracting 1 million Christian pilgrims to celebrations of the second millennium of the baptism of Jesus in 2030. The ambitious ...

Environmentalists and Israeli officials clash over River Jordan pollution. JERUSALEM, July 29,2010 -- Qasr Al-Yahud is one of the most popular baptismal sites on the River Jordan. But it has found ...

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