Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist is very limited. We have only those references to him in the Christian gospels, where he stands alongside of Jesus. We also have references to him ...

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

The beheading of John the Baptist has inspired lots of artistic interpretations. When we read Mark’s telling in today’s Gospel, we can see why; it has all the elements of a great story. It’s ...

Religion professor and “Finding Jesus” consultant Candida Moss answers viewers’ questions about John the Baptist and relics purporting to be his bones.

Today’s chapter is Matthew chapter 3. In this chapter we meet John the Baptist, whom Jesus proclaims as the greatest prophet born among women (Matthew 11:11) John's message is incredibly simple ...

Saint John is a model because of his three . Pope: like John the Baptist, "a Christian does not announce himself, he proclaims another, prepares the way for another" ...

This advent, look to John the Baptist as a model for Christian life today. ... (v. 27). On the next day, seeing Jesus, he proclaims him the Lamb of God and announces that he, John, ...

John the Baptist (right) with the Child Jesus, in the painting The Holy Children with a Shell, by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo (photo: ... There, the prophet proclaims: ...

First of all, John prepared the way for Jesus taking nothing for himself. He was an important man, and "people sought him out, followed him because John's words were strong." His words touched the ...