The feast of the Chair has ancient origins. Some of the earliest complete Christian calendars date to the sixth century, and ...

I notice that the Feast of “the Chair of St. Peter” is coming up. What is that all about? A: Yes, each year the Church ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

Also restored is the Chair of St. Peter ... ahead of the expected 35 million visitors who will come to Rome in 2025. At St. Peter's, Michelangelo's Pietà is now protected behind bulletproof ...

St. Ephraim of Syria ("Homily 4," c. 351 A.D.) "In the city of Rome the episcopal chair was given first to Peter, the chair in which Peter sat, the same who was head--that is why he is also called ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto ... with 32 million pilgrims expected ...

The contemporary art installation was audible via speakers in the portico, or entrance, of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Besides the Holy Doors, other factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to ...

The remains of the catacomb saint, who lived in Rome around 250, arrived Munich as a gift in the 17th century. St. Peter's Church is closely connected with the history of the city of Munich.

It may be said that by the end of the 1st century there existed a tradition that Peter had lived in Rome. Further early evidence is found in the Letter to the Romans by St. Ignatius, the early 2nd ...

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