‘I Will Give You the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven’
SCRIPTURES & ART: A look at the readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, through the eyes of Renaissance painter Pietro Perugino
Results from Tag: 'papacy'
Since Before the Witness of St. Peter Claver to Today, the Catholic Church Has a Long, and Often Overlooked, History Opposing Slavery
COMMENTARY: No other institution has so consistently opposed slavery for so long as has the Church. And it still does.
8 Popes and the Bloodiest of Centuries
If the 20th century teaches anything, it is that the sanity of sanctity is always the seed of life.
The Record Is Clear: St. Peter Taught in Rome, and Died in Rome
The cumulative historical evidence provides a compelling case for the Catholic claim of Peter’s presence and eventual martyrdom in Rome.
Do You Have to Believe Everything the Pope Says?
Keep your eyes on Jesus! That is what the papacy — and all of Catholicism — is about.
A Short and Readable Survey of 20th-Century Popes
BOOK PICK: ‘Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity’
Cardinal Müller Says Media Image of ‘2 Popes’ Threatens Papacy as a ‘Principle of Unity’
The former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office wrote an essay that was published online Sunday by the Italian media outlet ‘La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana.’
![Carl Bloch [1834-1890], “Peter’s Denial”](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20201130171144_92e990c9ddb22c33aa17d0e1dc8c86b0fea897a0274a978fb19f21685a12ffb1.jpeg "Carl Bloch [1834-1890], “Peter’s Denial”")
Is Peter’s Primacy Disproved by His Personality?
Jesus chose Peter and called him “the Rock” despite his tempestuous personality, not because of it.
Why St. John Lateran, Not St. Peter’s Basilica, is ‘Mother of All Churches in the World’
COMMENTARY: The Lateran has been associated with the papacy for centuries longer than the Vatican has — a fact often emphasized by Pope Francis.
My Reasons for Writing ‘The Next Pope’
Most cardinals have little knowledge of a prospective pope when they enter the Sistine Chapel to cast their vote. This book seeks to help remedy that.
