An annual festival has kicked off on Penzance with the head of St John the Baptist carried through the town's streets.

Thousands of people gathered to celebrate São João Festival on the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist in Porto, ...

Calls of, "Lord, have mercy," rang out Sunday between East Conemaugh and Franklin boroughs as parishioners of St. John the ...

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes known ...

One object in the crypt linked up with the Van Eycks’ project in painting the altarpiece. It was a silver reliquary in the ...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is reminding residents of the annual youth curfew. ... For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WGNO.

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is ranked #3 out of 17 things to do in Savannah. See pictures and our review of Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist.

A man from Texas is behind bars after a crash in St. John the Baptist Parish. ... and collided head-on with the F-150. Collision between 2 stolen cars leaves 16-year-old dead ...

However, St. John the Baptist was known for attracting large crowds in Judea and around the Jordan River. ... Salome asked for John’s head on a platter. King Herod reluctantly gave in and obliged.

The oil painting Salome with the Head of John the Baptist portrays a gruesome scene, riddled with themes of revenge and jealousy. Though past collections records reflect an attribution of the painting ...

The head of John the Baptist. ... St Edmund Arrowsmith, a priest, was another Catholic martyr in the 17th century. He was hanged, drawn and quartered in 1628 after being arrested for celebrating Mass.