Find today’s readings here. “And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it” (Mt 16:18). “The Lord stood ...

A statue of St. Peter in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican can be seen in this high-resolution photograph taken in 2023 by Iconem, a French startup specializing in the digitization of important ...

This is Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s depiction of the crucifixion of Saint Peter, who insisted on being crucified upside down he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as Jesus.

Formally known as the Cathedra Sancti Petri Apostoli, or more simply as Cathedra Petri, the chair has held a revered place in Catholic tradition over the centuries, representing papal authority from ...