The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under an eight-story modern office building in a working-class neighborhood of Rome.

The art that decorated Rome's catacombs was often simplistic and symbolic in nature. The Santa Tecla catacombs, however, represent some of the earliest evidence of devotion to the apostles in ...

Bisconti spoke from inside the intimate burial chamber, whose entrance is crowned by a red-backed painting of the 12 apostles. Once inside, visitors see the loculi, or burial chambers, on three sides.

ROME – Twenty-first-century laser technology has opened a window into the early days of the Catholic Church, guiding researchers through the dank, musty ...

At the outset of his public ministry, Jesus encounters Peter and Andrew, fishing on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus issues an urgent appeal: “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people” (Mark 1:16–18).

The art that decorated Rome's catacombs often was simplistic and symbolic in nature. The Santa Tecla catacombs, however, represent some of the earliest evidence of devotion to the apostles in ...

Apostles pictured in Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper are, from left, Bartholomew, James Minor, Andrew, Peter (also called Simon Peter), Judas Iscariot, John, Jesus, Thomas, James Major, Philip ...

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, ...

SCRIPTURES & ART: Holiness is greatness. Fear tries to drive away love. ... it’s limited to one Gospel on one Sunday — today — and focuses primarily on one Apostle, Peter.

Vatican City, Oct 20, 2022 / 09:05 am. The Vatican will host a discussion inside St. Peter’s Basilica next month between a Catholic, a Protestant, and an Orthodox theologian on the primacy of Peter.