John's son - but you shall be called Peter, the rock!" John 1:42 Some Christians deny that the Pope, as successor of St. Peter, has any special authoritative role in the Church founded by Christ.

Peter was declared a martyr and beatified in 1889. Pope Pius XII canonized him in 1954. Within a few years of Saint Peter Chanel’s death, most of the island of Futuna had converted to Catholicism.

The Sacrarium, or Sanctuary, is at the heart of the Abbey, where the High Altar stands.

From Istanbul's Blue Mosque to Paris’s Notre Dame, religious monuments have awed and amazed the masses for thousands of ...

VATICAN CITY, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A 10-month project to restore the giant bronze-and-wood canopy in the middle of St Peter's Basilica is nearing completion, and the work will be unveiled to the ...

Saint Peter Claver is remembered for baptizing more than 300,000 people, many of them slaves. As an ordained priest, Peter Claver primarily provided spiritual guidance to the numerous slaves who ...

Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini in 1624 to design and build the enormous canopy over the Papal Altar of the Confession, located directly over the tomb of St. Peter the Apostle. The Vatican ...

St. Peter's Abbey was founded in 696, making it one of the oldest monasteries in the German-speaking region. It includes St. Peter's Church, Friedhof St. Peter (a cemetery), the oldest library in ...

VATICAN CITY - A 10-month project to restore the giant bronze-and-wood canopy in the middle of St Peter's Basilica is nearing completion, and the work will be unveiled to the public on Oct.

St. Peter’s Health Partners announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with UnitedHealthcare in their dispute over insurance coverage. The health insurance company and the hospital had ...

St Peter’s Cambridge has confirmed today its Head of School Marcus Blackburn has resigned and already been replaced by another headmaster. Trust board chairman John Macaskill-Smith said in a ...

ALBANY — St. Peter’s Health Partners, which includes St. Peter’s Hospital, and the UnitedHealthcare insurance company have reached an agreement, after a months-long standoff, allowing ...