The church takes its name from oral tradition and apocryphal writings regarding the martyrdom of the Apostle Peter. This church is said to be built on the very spot where St. Peter, fleeing Rome ...

In our love for Peter and Paul, we’ll keep good company. St. Thomas Aquinas called them the “princes of the Apostles” and ...

More of Caravaggio’s religious paintings are in chapels downtown Rome. The Conversion of Saul, an early version of which is in the exhibit, and the Crucifixion of Peter are in Santa Maria del Popolo, ...

Meanwhile, a new exhibition of works by the Baroque painter, “Caravaggio 2025”, is on view at the Palazzo Barberini in Rome until ... the Basilica of St Augustine to the Martyrdom of St ...

A new exhibit of works by the Baroque painter is now on view in Rome until July 6 ... the Pilgrims' Madonna at the Basilica of St. Augustine to the Martyrdom of St. Ursula that closes the ...

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica ... a basilica on the other side of Rome. It's the first time in more than a century that a pope will be buried ...