Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter ... in the tomb of St. Peter grew as it became widely accepted that the Church of Rome held ...

A renowned city architect designed St. Peter the Apostle Church 170 years ago. Irish laborers dug the foundation by hand, donating their labor to build it. And its early parishioners spared no ...

In the Vatican today, a surreal scene: That's Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome, holding what the church believes are the bone fragments of St. Peter, the apostle and the first bishop of Rome.