Landmones - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:17:35 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Landmones - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Landmines cleared: site of Christ's baptism reopening https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/12/13/landmines-baptism-jordan/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 06:55:34 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=114655 Thousands of landmines have been cleared from the banks of the river Jordan. Besides being the place of Christ's baptism, the site is widely held to be the location where the Israelites crossed the river Jordan following the 40 years in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. It is also believed to be the Read more

Landmines cleared: site of Christ's baptism reopening... Read more]]> Thousands of landmines have been cleared from the banks of the river Jordan.

Besides being the place of Christ's baptism, the site is widely held to be the location where the Israelites crossed the river Jordan following the 40 years in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. It is also believed to be the place where the prophet Elijah was taken bodily up into Heaven. Read more

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