Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist is very limited. We have only those references to him in the Christian gospels, where he stands alongside of Jesus. We also have references to him ...

A historic south Essex built before the Norman Conquest is set to be turned into two homes. Thurrock Council has granted planning permission for St John The Baptist Church, Mucking Wharf Road ...

Like the rest of us, John the Baptist probably only had one head. Yet at least four religious sites across the world claim to possess the skull of the influential Christian figure.

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.

Art Institute's elaborately displayed tooth, thought to belong to John the Baptist, turns out not to The results, not widely disseminated, showed it was from someone in the 5th century, too young ...

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 ...