But there is little that is holy about the river now. These days ... swallowed up by sinkholes that have opened up on land nearby. In 2015, Jordan and Israel signed an agreement to proceed ...

East of the Jordan river it was no longer a safe place to ... It’s a stunning place, it’s near many of the Holy Land sites, and you get to swim in the Dead Sea. I loved, loved, loved the ...

The 82-year-old pope, whose Holy Land tour also will take him to Israel ... On the banks of the River Jordan It is a river of spiritual rebirth, a river of sewage and blame. Jesus was baptized ...

the gathering aimed to bring together representatives from all the religions who consider the river holy, and discuss how the once lush wetland ecosystem of the Lower Jordan River could overcome ...

A mother and child entered the river water, which was noticeably high ... ceremony during Pope John Paul II’s visit to the Holy Land in 2000, an international effort began to raise awareness ...

Holy Land presentation The Columbiana Women’s Club will host a presentation on the Holy Land at noon Tuesday, June 24. Steve Cramer, interim minister at Grace Church, will explore the biblical, ...

It's a geographical nod to the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and the protracted tensions between Palestinians and Israeli Jews who live there. But what does it actually mean?

The slogan reflects the geography of that original claim: Israel spans the narrow stretch of land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. But the phrase’s popularity persisted even ...