That passage, spoken by the Apostle Peter 50 days after the crucifixion, quotes another fire-and-brimstone forecast from the Old Testament, as Joel 2:28-31 warns: “The sun shall be turned into ...

Today's charcoal fire becomes the scene of Peter's repentance, as three times Jesus asks him to make a profession of love.

Scriptures details how the apostle, Peter, shared the words 50 days after the crucifixion, leading some experts to believe he was recalling events witnessed during Jesus's death. However ...

Friday’s solemn commemoration before the crucifixion of Christ was assigned ... Easter Sunday was assigned to the retired administrator of St. Peter’s, Cardinal Angelo Comastri.

Telling the story of Christ’s death, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John simply say that Roman soldiers crucified him. They don’t say how. Each of the Gospels include specific detail about the ...

In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, with the sunshine glinting across the bronze canopy that towers over the main altar, thousands of Catholic pilgrims streamed in to glimpse the body of ...