Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John” (Luke 1:13 ... even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit” (Luke 1:12-15). Courtesy National Geographic ...

“St. John the Baptist, we praise your great glory, for you consecrated him for a singular honor among those born of women.” “His birth brought great rejoicing; even in the womb he leapt for ...

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 ...

(The birth of John the Baptist was a miracle. Here's why.) After John the Baptist was beheaded, his body was reportedly buried at Sebastia, in modern Palestine. Yet his head was discovered and ...

Towering over Lafayette Square in the Historic District, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist's Gothic towers should lure in any architecture buff. The original cathedral was established ...

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 ...

The Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is celebrating its 200th anniversary on Sunday. Saint John was designed by the same firm that created St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Bishop David ...