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 ...

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 St ...

Thousands of dollars worth of religious artwork, called icons, line the walls of St. John the Baptist Antiochian Orthodox Church in Post Falls. But it was a $20 mass-produced picture of the Virgin ...

“Icons have two purposes,” said Father John Hondros, the presiding parish priest of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church. “One is that they are vessels of grace that bring the reality ...

Titled “Salome presented with the severed head of St. John the Baptist,” it is the star lot in a rare collection of paintings that also includes works by French artists Valentin de Boulogne ...

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist will hold a special Wednesday night mass to pray over the College of Cardinals and the election of the Catholic church’s new leader. Bishop Jacques Fabre ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist will host a special mass Monday afternoon honoring the late Pope Francis. Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune will offer mass on Monday ...

The Chapel of St. John Baptist. To the Right Reverend Father in GOD D. John Hough Lord Bishop of Worcester. This Plate is most Humbly Dedicated by your Lordships most Obedient Servt. James Cole.' ...

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 ...

A Greek inscription on the stone casque contains a reference to June 24 – the date on which John the Baptist is believed to have been born. "We found the relics of St John the Baptist - exactly ...

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is usually the center of St. Patrick’s Day here in Savannah. Its history is rich in Irish culture. “It’s a testimony to the people of faith, who had to overcome ...