since martyrdom was equated to a triumph of faith over death. Interest in the tomb of St. Peter grew as it became widely accepted that the Church of Rome held primacy over all the other Christian ...

One year after the martyrdom of St. Agatha ... over Mass on Feb. 2 for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica. Although not much is known about the life of St ...

In today's Gospel reading, Jesus speaks prophetically to Peter, indicating that his life will take a very different course ...

Elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1993, this sacred Ugandan landmark has become a global pilgrimage ...

In a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 20, the pope declared three 19th-century founders of religious orders and the 11 “Martyrs of Damascus” as saints to be venerated by the global ...

Artemius, Candida, and Paulina in front of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Illuminated illustration from the Speculum Maius, by ...

Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV ...

In a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 20, the Pope declared three 19th-century founders of religious orders and the 11 “Martyrs of Damascus” as saints to be venerated by the global ...