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 ...

Tradition holds that today St. John the Baptist was beheaded ... was as a result of Salome’s dance during lustful Herod’s birthday party that he promised to give the girl anything she wanted ...

The Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is June 24 ... Salome delighted Antipas with a special dance at his birthday party, Herodias was able to manipulate him into giving the ...

The rich Catholic heritage of Upper Bucks County is being heralded this year as St. John the Baptist parish celebrates its 250th anniversary. The parish cemetery and the church building were ...

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 ...

Until the 14th century, the adjoining palace served as the papal residence. While St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist are the archbasilica’s patrons, it is called St. John Lateran ...

In the Tucson area, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist is the beginning of the summer monsoon. The National Weather Service would tell you differently, and so sometimes would the sky.

The Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is celebrating its 200th anniversary on Sunday. Saint John was designed by the same firm that created St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Bishop David ...

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 ...