Jesus looked intently at Peter for a moment and then said, "You are Simon, John's son - but you shall be called Peter, the rock!" John 1:42 Some Christians deny that the Pope, as successor of St ...

Jesus seeks out people in their woundedness and isolation to offer healing and hope, even when they feel furthest from God, ...

There is no doubt that the audience the First Epistle of Peter (1 Peter) had in mind was suffering persecution. Whether it was from Nero before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE or during the ...

[1 Tim 3:15, NASB; see Eph 2:19-21] Another function of the Church is to explain passages in the Bible. St. Peter warns about teachings in Scripture that are difficult to understand: ...

Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes the New Testament's "Acts": early fear, the renewal of Pentecost ...

Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.