King Herod heard about Jesus, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, "John the Baptist has been raised ...

John the Baptist, of course, is known for having practiced ... Now, we don't know how that impacted Jesus, whether on the basis of the death of John he reconsidered the apocalyptic message that ...

But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men ...

That’s what we can gather from the story of the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist. (cfr. Mk 6,14-29) What an absurd turn of events it was! That martyrdom by beheading was simply triggered by King ...