Nearly 500,000 pilgrims of all denominations visit this site annually, which is under the protection of the Baptism Site Commission. According to the Gospel (John 1:28), this is “Bethany Beyond ...

NORMAN — Two years ago, the Orange County Batbusters travel softball team, led by coach Mike Stith and star right-handed pitcher Sophia Bordi, were in a duel with the Corona Angels in the semifinal ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican ...

KAI HAVERTZ’S wife Sophia revealed she was subjected to horrific online abuse following Arsenal’s FA Cup defeat to Manchester United. Havertz, 25, missed a penalty in his side’s shootout ...

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

NORMAN — Sophia Bordi, the No. 5 high school softball pitcher in the class of 2025 per Softball America, is headed to Oklahoma a year early. The Merchantville, New Jersey, native has reclassified and ...

One of the largest churches in the Middle East The whole historic baptism site was identified and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site some 20 years ago. It has since then been the subject ...

Sunday, Jan. 12, is the Baptism of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 or Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30; Acts 10:34-38 or ...

THE BUZZ: CATCHIN’ BASS — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass enjoyed a long, even luxurious honeymoon with the city since ascending to its top office in 2022, building coalitions and staking a ...

No. 1 pitcher in the class of 2025, Sophia Bordi, who originally committed to the Sooners in September 2023, announced she will reclassify on Thursday. Sooner Nation, help us welcome Sophia Bordi ...