Today, we are six months away from last Christmas and next Christmas. The Church today celebrates the birth of Jesus’ senior relative, John the Baptist. John’s birth is described in the Bible ...

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.

SHREVEPORT, La. — An armed man who's been on the run since last night is now in custody. Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies had been searching for John Wayne Wright Jr., 46, after responding to a call of ...

As the saying goes, the love of money is the root of all evil - and it seems some so-called "churches" are finding that ...

Twelve people were killed in a shooting at a celebration in Irapuato, Guanajuato The attack occurred during festivities for St John the Baptist People were dancing and drinking in the street when ...

A festival celebrating the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist ended in bloodshed as ten were gunned down and more were injured in a mass shooting. Among the injured is a 2-year-old boy, reportedly ...

A Christian holiday with pagan roots, the festival of St. John the Baptist — Porto's patron saint — is celebrated with fireworks, balloons and lots of grilled sardines.

Gunmen killed 11 people and injured at least 20 in an attack during a religious festival in a central Mexican city plagued by cartel-related violence, authorities said Wednesday. Bloodstains were ...

Gunmen kill 11 at religious festival in Mexico’s Guanajuato state Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum decries shooting at Irapuato festival as ‘deplorable’ and promises investigation.

A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding light on the church's support for ending slavery. The 5-foot-long ...