MASSACCIO (Maso da San Giovanni di Valdarno). 1402-1443. (Tempera, w. 13 x 18.) Birth of St. John the Baptist. One of the small pictures belonging to an altar-piece painted for the Carmine Church, at ...

Everyone in heaven worshipped God continually. John was given many visions. One of them was of a woman who was pregnant. She ...

Indeed, precious lessons can be learned from the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist whose liturgical memorial is celebrated on August 29. One is that we should expect suffering and possible martyrdom ...

Christ's baptism by John the Baptist is depicted in a stained-glass window at Blessed Sacrament Church in Valley Stream, N.Y. The feast of the Baptism of the Lord, celebrated Jan. 8 in 2024, marks the ...

Each year on Aug. 29, the Church commemorates the beheading of John the Baptist, as recounted in the first three Gospels. The actual resting place of the saint remains uncertain, particularly the fate ...

Kirk once called the landmark civil rights law granting equal rights to people of color “a mistake,” and described civil ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo has welcomed a new member to their growing family. Wednesday, new parent Penelope, a pygmy hippo, gave birth to her first calf, according to John Ball Zoo officials ...

The new animated film Light of the World is a refreshing faith-filled movie that highlights the Gospels in a way that will excite youngsters about Jesus and enthrall adults, too. One major key to its ...

As I reflect upon Dr Dobson’s departure from earth to heaven, I stand to applaud his efforts to live faithfully for the Lord ...

A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring Anne Moody now stands in front of the church she attended – and wrote about – in ...

The rise of the manosphere, with its call for a return to traditional gender roles, reflects a backlash to power-shifting cultural changes.

Lisbon in June has near-perfect weather. It’s not too hot, and the streets are carpeted purple and yellow with jacaranda and ...