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.

But St. Peter’s is no longer the largest church in ... and attacked the nearly 500-year-old marble masterpiece with a rock hammer. Yelling “I am Jesus Christ,” he took Mary’s forearm ...

Sede Vacante, the Latin term meaning “the see being vacant,” is used when the pope—the successor of St. Peter—has passed away. On April 21, 2025, the Holy Father, Pope Francis of Argentina ...

If you know Peter Juhl, it’s probably not surprising that his cell phone background shows seven rocks that sit perfectly balanced in a curved tower, seemingly impossibly perched upon a Lake ...

from the Gospel of St. Matthew: “You are Peter … and on this rock I will build my church.” When Leo appeared for the first time before the Mass began, standing up in the famous open-top ...

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VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam!" rang out from the famed loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of people, crushed tightly together, erupted in cheers — and tears.

A fresco of Constantine’s Old St. Peter’s Basilica as it looked in the ... the nearly 500-year-old marble masterpiece with a rock hammer. Yelling “I am Jesus Christ,” he took Mary ...