History knows him as John the Baptist – a fisher of men, a voice in the wilderness, the baptizer of Jesus, and a pillar of the Christian faith. Though he met his end at the whim of a vengeful ...

“In a way, I love my role because I am like John the Baptist — a voice crying in the wilderness, preparing the way for you,” Dr Pipim remarked. The well-attended lecture, themed ...

The beheading of John the Baptist has inspired lots of artistic interpretations. When we read Mark’s telling in today’s Gospel, we can see why; it has all the elements of a great story.