This mural—found on the east wall of the south transept in the Augsburg Cathedral—depicts the beheading of St. John the Baptist. Angelika Porst / Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of ...

A series of frescoes showing the life and death of John the Baptist in the cathedral of the Bavarian city of Augsburg have been recently dated to the first decade of the 11th century, ranking them ...

Two murals in the Augsburg cathedral are being hailed as "art history treasures." Although the paintings of John the Baptist were first found in the 1930s, their age remained a mystery — until now.

More than 80 years ago, workers in a cathedral in the Bavarian city of Augsburg uncovered a previously unknown pair of murals depicting the life and death of St. John the Baptist. But exactly how ...

The Augsburg Cathedral Chapter has chosen Augsburg Auxiliary Bishop Josef Grunwald as diocesan administrator until a new bishop is appointed. Bishop Grunwald, 73, wrote diocesan priests ...

Some of Mozart's escapades, particularly a romantic fling with a cousin, Maria Anna Thekla Mozart, are celebrated at the Mozart House, near the Augsburg Cathedral. The building has been lovingly ...

The Augsburg Cathedral Boys Choir sounded like angels when they performed at Green Music Center. But their impromptu appearance at St. Rose Church left parishoners star-struck. Bill and Mary ...

The Bishop of Augsburg has announced plans to build a €300,000 altar in the city cathedral, just days after complaining that the city was underfunding refugees. “I’m somewhat appalled to see ...

The Augsburg Cathedral is their musical homeImage: Ben Wolf/DG Maybe that's why the soloists were signed to Deutsche Grammophon by the label's new British head, Marc Wilkinson.