Others may recognize his special authority, but deny Apostolic Succession, the passing on of this office by the Church. This challenge for a Catholic ... where St. Paul rebukes St. Peter (Cephas ...

After night fell, thousands of faithful gathered in a rain-soaked, chilly St. Peter's Square for the ... was "a big sign of comfort" for the Catholic Church. A couple of Catholic tourists from ...

This is by far the largest rite in the Church. It was founded by St. Peter in Rome ... until Pope John Paul II appointed a Major Archbishop in 1992. All the rites of the Catholic Church are ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter’s Square ... studying in Rome, told Catholic News Service that the prayer service was a way “to be a ...

AUSTRALIAN Church leaders ... administrator of St Michael’s Cathedral, Wagga Wagga, and vicar general of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. “It is with great joy we welcome the appointment of Fr Peter as ...

The Roman Empire gave its place to the Roman Catholic Church. Photo of the facade of the Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome ... Christian philosopher and greatest Christian thinker after St. Paul. Another ...

The designation of St. Edward as a minor basilica is a much-deserved honor for the parish, which has long played an important ...

Pope Francis continues his recovery from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital with the Vatican expected to issue the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer as a written text for the fifth straight w ...

in a church, at the hotel" and on other nights in St. Peter's Square. Sara Schmitz, Kellen Otte and Aliana Perez were in Rome as part of a study abroad program with the University of St. Thomas in ...

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi ... In a significant act for the head of the Catholic Church, Francis concluded by speaking of ...

The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly Rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s recovery, with the first prayer service scheduled for 9 p.m. Rome time on Monday ...

A Garden City Catholic Church is continuing to offer support to 88-year-old Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for almost a month while recovering from bilateral ...