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 ...

Peter followed him cautiously, and thus they entered the court of the high priest almost simultaneously and mingled in the crowd of the priests who were warming themselves at the bonfires.

It wasn’t just the heavens weeping. A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the ...

“The Crucifixion: A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer,” an 1887 oratorio by John Stainer, is performed on Good Friday by soloists and the choir of St. Peter’s Church on ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to satanism.

That obelisk, now in St. Peter’s Square, witnessed centuries of history — from Rome’s bloody persecutions of Christians and the crucifixion of Peter to massive papal Masses with tens of ...

Commentary: Christ is being crucified around the world as Holy Week highlights plenty of unholy actions. Are we noticing what is happening to God’s children?

View The Crucifixion, with the Virgin swooning in the arms of Saint Peter, and a Bishop Saint by Pietro Testa on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Pietro Testa.

Accessible worldwide at virtual.basilicasanpietro.va, the free interactive platform allows anyone in the world to “visit” the virtual 3D model of St. Peter’s Basilica.

View The crucifixion of Saint Peter (17th Century) After Caravaggio; oil on oak panel; unframed: 73.2 x 59.5 cm.; 28⅞ x 23⅜ in. framed: 91.8 x 78.7 cm.; 36⅛ x 31 in.; . Access more artwork lots and ...

Jesus’ crucifixion linked to lunar eclipse, according to NASA discovery — and it could pinpoint the exact day he died ...