So, Peter turned around and walked back to Rome, to embrace his martyrdom. In this way, Peter was able to “undo” his earlier denial of Jesus on the terrible night Jesus had been arrested ...

It wasn’t until the 20th century that the oldest stratum of St. Peter’s Basilica finally came to light. In 1939, Pope Pius XII decided to open the Vatican Grottoes to the public.

Both men were Apostles, although Paul was not one of the 12 Apostles like Peter. Today, the teaching and writing of both men are widely used in Christian religious services around the globe. St. Peter ...

Local commemorations of the fourth-century martyr Saint Peter of Alexandria will take place on Nov. 25 and 26. Although his feast day in the Western tradition (on the latter date) is no longer a ...

While scholars are certain St. Peter's ancient tomb was located on the Vatican hill where he had died a martyr and where Constantine ordered a basilica be built, his remains have been a source of ...

Top to bottom: Busts of St. Peter and St. Paul in the Carcer, the upper level of the Mamertine Prison (photo: EWTN News) Bénédicte Cedergren Travel June 29, 2024 ...

Peter was declared a martyr and beatified in 1889. Pope Pius XII canonized him in 1954. Within a few years of Saint Peter Chanel’s death, most of the island of Futuna had converted to Catholicism.

Hundreds of Catholics cheered last Saturday when the statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first Korean Catholic priest, martyr and saint, was unveiled on the outer wall of Saint Peter’s Basilica at ...