Peruvian Indigenous spirituality joins Spanish Catholicism, the latter being cemented onto what was already there. A ...

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A South African ‘prophet’ drowned and was eaten by crocodiles during a baptism in a local river. The 48-year-old’s remains were found surrounded by crocodiles in the Olifants River in ...

Allen Taylor has attended the river baptism numerous times, but Sunday’s service was especially meaningful. “It was important for us as a family,” he said as water dripped from his head.

Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories Baptism in a river rather than in church is seen as a way of re-enacting the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. The ceremony is a symbol of ...

"They have been bribed with, if they are very very good while daddy is having his baptism, they can go for a little paddle in a minute." Walking in water in the De Lank River At the centre of the ...

When Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on Him as a dove. Then God the Father spoke audibly, “This is My ...

Brand revealed that his baptism took place in the River Thames in England. It was clear from his video that the experience ...

A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany procession for the first time in more than 50 years on Sunday after it was declared free of landmines.