Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist is very limited. We have only those references to him in the Christian gospels, where he stands alongside of Jesus. We also have references to him in ...

It is impossible to imagine the terror that surely struck the heart of John the Baptist as the executioner approached his prison cell. The executioner would have been ...

Christ's baptism by John the Baptist is depicted in a stained-glass window at Blessed Sacrament Church in Valley Stream, N.Y. The feast of the Baptism of the Lord, celebrated Jan. 8 in 2024, marks the ...

During the pastorate of S. B. Page (1861-66), the church assumed control of the Scovill Ave. Baptist Mission at Sterling (E. 30th) and Scovill Ave. The name was changed to Second Baptist Church of ...

St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy. In fact, the Nativity of St. John ...

Archaeologists claim that they have identified the deadly dance floor where John the Baptist — a preacher who foretold the coming of Jesus — was sentenced to death around A.D. 29. The Bible and the ...

‘The Chosen’ director Dallas Jenkins has revealed that this is the season of the emotional portrayal of John the Baptist’s death. The series chronicles the life of Jesus from the perspectives of his ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - While events across the country are canceled for St. Patrick’s Day, we have a few stories we hope will help keep the spirit alive. The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is ...

PARMA, Ohio -- Rumors about the future of Parma’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist have been persistent. Now the future of the roughly 20-some acre church and former school has become a little ...