Cardinal Parolin to inaugurate Church of the Baptism of the Lord in Jordan
Pope Francis appoints the Vatican Secretary of State as Pontifical Legate for the consecration of a new church on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, the site of the Baptism of Jesus. Read all
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Pope Francis appoints the Vatican Secretary of State as Pontifical Legate for the consecration of a new church on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, the site of the Baptism of Jesus.