New Church in Jordan Reflects National Desire for Closer Ties With Christendom

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New Church in Jordan Reflects National Desire for Closer Ties With Christendom
A depiction of the Baptism of the Lord is prominently placed in the new Church of the Baptism in Jordan.

Several thousand people, including the Vatican’s secretary of state and the patriarch of Jerusalem, attended the consecration ceremony of the Catholic building, one of the largest in the Middle East.