The Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul — the princes of the apostles and the patrons of the city of Rome — will take on a special character this year, especially for American Catholics. The feast ...

If you enter into Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, you would be immediately struck by the large stained-glass window that depicts the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. Below that window is an ancient ...

Find today’s readings here. In the collect for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the church prays to God “that no tempests may disturb us, for you have set us fast on the rock of the Apostle ...

Find today’s readings here. “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” (Mt 16:18). “The Lord stood ...

Formally known as the Cathedra Sancti Petri Apostoli, or more simply as Cathedra Petri, the chair has held a revered place in Catholic tradition over the centuries, representing papal authority from ...