being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit; in which he went and preached to the spirits in prison ... to the Spanish mystic, St. John of the Cross, the fire of Purgatory ...

John Kennedy Javier Sebastian had been one of 10,000 inmates at Lima's Lurigancho prison — Peru's most crowded, and built to hold 2,500. On Monday night, he escaped from his cell, "bypassed ...

With the addition of North Carolina transfer Ian Jackson on Monday, St. John’s has a potentially blockbuster starting five. Here’s a look at the group: Lone returning starter will lead this ...

This past season for the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team will forever be remembered in the program's history. Under the leadership of coach Rick Pitino, St. John's won the Big East ...

Rick Pitino led the St. John's men's basketball team back to college basketball prominence this past season. The Red Storm won the Big East Tournament title and entered the NCAA Tournament as a ...

An Air Force pilot who shared a bond—and a prison cell—with the late Sen. John McCain is now sharing his story, as the nation marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. It was supposed to be his ...

St. John’s has found its point guard. North Carolina guard Ian Jackson, a former five-star prospect from the Bronx, is transferring to St. John’s in the latest major addition to Rick Pitino ...

Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell has committed to St. John's, sources told ESPN, likely cementing the Red Storm as a preseason top-five team. Mitchell, who visited St. John's earlier this month ...

and I had the good fortune to share my cell with a bunch of really brave and decent men." Calvey’s prison experience and the circumstances that led him there are the subject of his new book ...

The St. John’s coach says he will play him there next season after his transfer back home to New York. “In order for him to a be an NBA player, he has to have the ball in his hands,” Pitino ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

A St. Paul man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for hiding out in an alley behind his home last summer and fatally shooting a 22-year-old as he drove past. Lawrence Danzel Phelps ...