Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Dozens of people were reportedly standing on rocks near the South African river when water surged through the area. Twitter Fourteen people have been found ...

Editor's Note: During Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Jordan (May 24), he has invited Syrian refugees and disabled people to join him at the Jordan River Baptism site, revered by many Christians as ...

A river baptism in South Africa in 1987. Many charismatic churches in Africa perform baptisms in rivers. (Credit: Larry Hills/Mennonite Church USA/Creative Commons.) Listen It’s a rite that dates to ...

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — The Bible says Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. The river’s eastern bank, modern-day Jordan, and its western one both house baptismal sites, where rituals of faith ...

A religious gathering turned tragic on Sunday morning after three people drowned in the Wellas River in Mpumalanga following a sudden rise in water levels during a baptism ceremony. SAPS in Embalenhle ...

Fourteen people have been found dead after a congregation of 33 attending a river baptism were caught in sudden flash flooding in South Africa's Jukskei River on Saturday afternoon. At least one ...