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The beheading of John the Baptist has inspired lots of artistic interpretations. When we read Mark’s telling in today’s Gospel, we can see why; it has all the elements of a great story. It’s ...
John Wayne, Sydney Poitier, and Charlton Heston united to star in George Steven's religious epic The Greatest Story Ever Told ...
John the Baptist was one of Jesus’ contemporaries in the 1 st century. The bible says John was beheaded on the orders of the local ruler Herod Antipas. Some time before his demise, ...
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.
John Paul Ingram, age 83, of Buckhannon, WV, died Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his home. He was born September 20, 1941, in Logan, WV, a son of the late John James and Laxie Adams Ingram. On October 31, ...
“The Church observes the birth of John as in some way sacred; and you will not find any other of the great men of old whose ...
The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression.
In “Miracles and Wonder,” the author explores what motivated people to record the details that define the life of Jesus.
Today, that’s exactly what he is doing. With help from Send Network and their Sending Church, Splitlog Baptist Church in ...
A stained-glass window from the former St. John the Baptist Church now resides at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. The window, depicting St. John the Baptist’s baptism, was restored after the ...
As Christmas dawns and we consider the life of John the Baptist, paving the way for Jesus and his world-changing work, we can consider the invitation that God has bestowed upon our own lives, ...
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 ...