St. Peter was a fisherman. Fishing nets and tilapia were his daily reality. Born without distinction in a backwater of the Roman Empire, he presumably would have lived and died in total obscurity, had ...

“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. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.” ...

Jesus is the mystery that embodied the presence of God in the world. Peter and Paul were charged with conveying that mystery faithfully to the world. Jesus is the Christ, God’s anointed One, while ...

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 All Christians revere the Apostle Peter, but ...

Pope Francis uses incense to bless a bronze reliquary containing bone fragments believed to belong to St. Peter the Apostle during a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 24, 2013. A debate ...