For the 39th year parishioners at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church will hold a live Stations of the Cross on Sunday, April 13, at 7p.m. The group, though, held a dress rehearsal Tuesday night in ...

The deafening clang of hammer on metal echoes through the cavernous sanctuary at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The ...

Palm Sunday is fast approaching. Between it and Easter, Jesus is asked several times if he was the Messiah? In Luke 7:18-23, two disciples of John the Baptist come to ...

Clouds pass over the Schuylkill County Courthouse, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) * Pine Grove senior Carson Lengle (9) pitches the ball as Pine Grove hosts Tri-Valley ...

There’s a disconnect between the American church’s fear of persecution and the words of Jesus, Rosaly Guzman says.

In the Diocese of Chipata, Zambia, the faithful of St. John the Baptist outstation gather midweek to hold a special ...

As Easter approaches, the contrasting reactions to Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem are examined. From "Hosanna" to "Crucify," this piece explores the fickleness of public opinion and its implications ...

The star-studded new kids’ movie “The King of Kings” cleverly tells the story of the gospels with a creative framing device.

In the first reading today, Moses intervenes to save his “stiff-necked” people from a wrathful God, furious because of the ...

From the silent era through the mid-1960s, Bible-based films constituted a reliable staple of Hollywood's output. Directors ...

In Christian theology, John the Baptist foretold the coming of Christ. Most biblical scholars also agree that the preacher really did baptise Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament.

Perhaps you’ve never heard of St. Leonard or his sister who had also entered religious life, Sister Mary Genevieve.