On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As crowds celebrated in St. Peter’s Square ... including their use of symbols. When Francis first appeared on that balcony in 2013, he used four aspects of the ritual to ...

After a short period of time, a cardinal appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and makes the announcement ... including their use of symbols. When Pope Francis first appeared on that balcony ...

With those words, one of the most enduring symbols in Christendom, the keys of St. Peter, was created, and the story of the papacy was born. When the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church ...

The Ubi Periculum was modified and eventually suspended, but its spirit remains in force in later documents, such as the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis of St. John Paul II (1996 ...

and some carvings looking similar to African symbols. In 1974, two male skeletons with traits more characteristic of African people than indigenous Caribbean were discovered on neighboring St. Thomas, ...

It is used in the readings for the Feast of St ... also shows the saint searching to understand God’s directions. In this painting, Matthew is in conversation with his symbol, a winged man.

With the proclamation of extra omnes (“outside everyone”) on the afternoon of May 7, the thick wooden doors of the Sistine Chapel were closed and guarded at every entrance by Swiss Guards ...

After a short period of time, a cardinal appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and makes the announcement ... including their use of symbols. When Pope Francis first appeared on that balcony ...

Far-right candidate George Simion won the first round of Romania’s presidential election re-run Sunday by a large margin. Simion, the candidate of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR ...