writes The History of the Church and quotes St. Irenaeus’ list (V, 6). Eusebius also cites 1 Peter 5:13 as proof that St. Peter was in Rome, a.k.a. Babylon (II, 15). Peter's primacy is evident ...

Pope Leo's quotation of Augustine after his election contains within it an important theological point about the nature of ...

A. We call the right by which St. Peter or his successor has always been the head of the Church, and of all its bishops, the Primacy of St. Peter or of the Pope. Primacy means holding first place.

Fake quotes are easy to tweet. Truth is harder to live." That's not something Pope Leo XIV actually said -- but you might believe it, given how many false attributions have gone viral since his ...

Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services gives a homily during Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Feb. 6 ... the ability to see almighty God in our midst, and the primacy ...

One day, Peter stood up in front of about 120 of these new Christians ... will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven,” they said. St. Rita was born in 1381 in Italy. She wanted ...

In the words of Saint Augustine: “The Church consists of all those who are in harmony with their brothers and sisters and who love their neighbour” (Serm. 359,9).” Christ is the rock, the cornerstone.

Known as “Leo the Great,” he promoted the doctrine of papal primacy based on succession from St. Peter and was a peacemaker who convinced Atilla the Hun to turn back from invading Italy in 452.

Cape Town - St Peter was expressing his feelings, not swearing or blaspheming, when he urged Jesus not to "fuck around" in a golf game, the office of the press ombudsman ruled on Monday. The ruling ...

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in Beverly on the South Side.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated a private Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.