The Nativity of John the Baptist is the first joy sent down by God to the human race, the beginning of its deliverance from the power of the devil, sin and eternal death. It is true that even before ...

On June 23, the eve of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist ... days All Saints Day and All Souls Day. An icon depicts the birth of John the Baptist with his mother Elizabeth, father Zechariah ...

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 ...

art conservators from England’s Northumbria University recently discovered a hidden nativity scene while conducting an X-ray scan of a damaged canvas depicting Saint John the Baptist’s beheading.

We even know about him from outside the New Testament. The Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is June 24, and the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist is Aug. 29 ...

The Pope was marking the solemn feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. He noted that, apart from Our Lady, St. John is the only saint to have a birthday celebrated as a liturgical feast ...

And as we might note, it is six months before Christmas. The Nativity of John the Baptist comes six months before the Nativity of Jesus. And so we have a little time to prepare. Half a year?

June 24th is the solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Here are five quotes to help you get to know the man of whom Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women ...