The recent conclave and election of a new Pope drew the world’s attention to the papacy, the oldest, continuously existing, “as well as arguably the most ...

In every list of the apostles, Sis said, Peter comes first. ... Citing John 21:15-19, he said, “Despite the fact that Peter denied Jesus three times during his trial and suffering, ...

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In choosing Jesus we also choose the cross and there is real death, and the pain involved here cannot be softened or ...

Recognizing his failure, Luke 62:62 (ESV) tells us that Peter left and wept bitterly. The passage causes me to reflect on the ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Jesus asked His disciples, "But who do you say that I am?" It is a question that the Apostle Peter famously answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God ...

On this Sunday's Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the Church honors two saints who responded to the Lord's call to ...

According to the Bible, the apostle Peter spoke the words fifty days after Jesus was crucified, which led some scholars to surmise that he was reciting what he had seen when Jesus was crucified.

Peter, at the beginning of Mark’s Gospel—then named Simon—is the first to be called to follow Jesus, along with his brother Andrew. Then, in Matthew’s Gospel it is Peter who acknowledges ...

We the people of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Community are called by our Lord Jesus Christ to grow in the faith, celebrate hope, and experience His loving presence in ...