“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 ...

Finally, John’s birth and circumcision is itself described (1:57-80), crowned by Zechariah’s great canticle of joy, the ...

June 24 is the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and the gospel of the day talks about his circumcision (cfr. Lk 1,57-66.80) which, at that time, meant his entry into the covenant ...

A celebration where revelers get wet normally, where there is no room for ill feelings against other participants, where poor ...

On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner.

The city of Porto welcomed summer the way it long has: by bonking friends and strangers alike with toy hammers and reveling ...

Many thousands of people welcomed the summer in Porto the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by ...

The Gospel for today’s feast follows Luke’s account of the Visitation and Mary’s Magnificat. After Mary has “remained with ...

According to the sheriff's office, the two people are wanted in connection with several car burglaries in the Palmetto Subdivision.

St. John the Baptist Parish saw multiple arrests after a surge in gun crimes, with a task force recovering firearms and drugs ...

Some Filipinos took to social media to share accounts of being splashed with water against their will during the celebration ...