Along with ritual immersion, John the Baptist called people to moral reform. His essential message, like the prophets of Israel before him, was one of repentance from sin in anticipation of God’s ...

St. John the Baptist was a contemporary of Jesus Christ, who was known for his evangelization and his baptizing of Jesus Christ. This saint was born through the intercession and miracle of God to ...

We usually think of St. John the Baptist as an Advent figure but here he is, in today’s Gospel, doing what he always does: pointing to Christ. The first weeks in Ordinary Time each year are usually ...

Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist baptized many of his disciples — a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. During an ...

KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel – Archaeologists think they’ve found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers – basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for ...

A small handful of bones found in an ancient church in Bulgaria may belong to John the Baptist, the biblical figure said to have baptized Jesus. There's no way to be sure, of course, as there are no ...