The martyrdom of St. John the Baptist — observed annually in the Catholic Church on August 29 — plays out like an episode from a modern day action-adventure series. Jealousy. Lust. Greed ...

Herod Antipas was reluctant to grant the request, according to the Bible, but he ultimately decided to fulfill it and had John the Baptist's head brought to Salome on a platter. Image 1 of 5 ...

John the Baptist was killed because he was critical of the contemporary Herodian ruler, Herod Antipas. All of the sources agree on that, both Josephus and the testimony of the gospels.

It’s told as a retrospective in Mark: Herod Antipas’ mind almost flashes back when he hears John’s name, thinking back to the scene in which he and his wife and daughter became responsible ...

The second episode of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese's Fox Nation series "The Saints" focuses on John the Baptist, a pillar of Christianity and the patron saint of converts.

The Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is June 24, and the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist is Aug. 29, so it’s an excellent time to catch up on him. Here are 11 ...

Salome receives the head of John the Baptist in this early 17th century painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. In the Bible, Herod Antipas ordered the Christian preacher beheaded for ...

A ‘DANCE FLOOR of death’ where John the Baptist is thought to have been sentenced to a deadly punishment has been discovered, archaeologists claim. The experts think they’ve found… ...