Jordan unveils $US100 million master plan for the second millennium of Jesus’ baptism
Amman, Jordan RNS Jordan has launched a $US100 million master plan aimed at attracting one million Christian pilgrims to celebrations of the second millennium of the baptism of Jesus in 2030. The ambitious plan was unveiled by a not-for-profit foundation created by the Jordanian government to develop the “Bethany beyond the Jordan” area, on the […]
The Long Read: The River Jordan – Rich in holiness, poor in water
MARIAM FAM, of Associated Press, reports on concerns over the decline of the river in which Jesus was baptised…