The Fall River Diocese shut down the St. John the Baptist Church in November of 2012, attributing the closure decision to declining Mass attendance, $1.5 million worth of needed repairs, ...

POTTSTOWN — Parishioners of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church recently recognized their parish priest, who is celebrating 53 years in the priesthood and 36 years at the church.

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 ...

SUBMITTED PHOTO William H. and Mary Pugh started making bean soup for St. John the Baptist Church, Pottsville, in 1967. On Saturday, 55 years later, their descendants continued the tradition using ...