Every year on July 7, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of John the Baptist. Natalia Zinovich, a cultural expert, spoke about the history of the church holiday and the traditions ...

Today, we are six months away from last Christmas and next Christmas. The Church today celebrates the birth of Jesus’ senior relative, John the Baptist. John’s birth is described in the Bible ...

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 ...

The shooting erupted Tuesday night in the city of Irapuato, authorities said on Wednesday, during festivities marking the Nativity of John the Baptist. Witnesses described terrible scenes of panic ...

The shooting took place on Tuesday night in the city of Irapuato during festivities marking the Nativity of John the Baptist, said the officials on Wednesday, reported AFP. Witnesses narrated ...

Renowned preacher, pastor, author and theologian John MacArthur died on Monday evening at the age of 85, shortly after being ...

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone says pitcher Clarke Schmidt will undergo a second Tommy John surgery that will sideline ...

The handwritten resolution, signed by 116 Baptist ministers from Massachusetts who called slavery “repugnant,” was thought to ...

Clarke Schmidt is all but certain to undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow ...

A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist Churches in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document ...

The 29-year-old right-hander, who had Tommy John surgery in May 2017, is 4-4 with a 3.32 ERA in 14 starts this season for a ...

PORTO NOVO, Cape Verde — Thousands of people attended horse racing events to mark the end of traditional celebrations on Cape Verdean island Santo Antao which annually lets its hair down for the Feast ...