SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Diocese of Savannah announced Tuesday that the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist will be named as a Minor Basilica by Pope Francis. This makes the cathedral the first ...

On Wednesday, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Savannah blessed the start of the renovation project at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. The $4.5 million project will convert the ...

CANTON − For 200 years, she has been a graceful presence at the northwest corner of what is now McKinley Avenue and Sixth Street NW. On Nov. 5, the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist at 627 ...

The Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is celebrating its 200th anniversary on Sunday. Saint John was designed by the same firm that created St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church celebrated Sunday its formal designation as a minor basilica. It is now one of only 74 basilicas in the country.

Pope Francis recently issued a decree granting the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah the title of Minor Basilica, the Rev. J. Gerald Schreck said in a press release on Wednesday, April 22.