But is there any evidence? Salome receives the head of John the Baptist in this early 17th century painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. In the Bible, Herod Antipas ordered the Christian ...

That was what made John the Baptist strange. John the Baptist was strange in his dress. Our generation has apparently abandoned every kind of dress code. Unfortunately, the forerunners are in the ...

Donation Options Search Search Search An ancient tooth in a crystal vessel inside a gilded silver frame at the Art Institute of Chicago was long thought to belong to John the Baptist, a ...

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 ...