Was it St. Peter the greatest of Jesus' original Twelve disciples? St. Peter is certainly the most commonly mentioned of the original Twelve. He always stands at the head of the list whenever the ...

Adam Levy, who plays Peter in the series, discusses the disciple's shift in episode three: "He loses his fear." By Natalie Stone [Warning: This story contains spoilers from the April 19 episode of NBC ...

Peter was far from perfect. There was a time when his faith wavered and another when he lied under pressure. “Peter was the devoted and fallible follower of Christ,” says the Rev. John “Bud” Traylor, ...

Going all the way back to my grade school days when I was in a Catholic parochial school, we studied religion. I can remember this particular text very well: "Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will ...

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Fides Agency publishes the homily delivered by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle today, Friday, April 25, during Holy Mass—which he presided over—celebrated with the working community of the Dicastery ...

This is Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens’ depiction of the Apostle Peter holding the keys of Heaven. Rubens lived from 1577-1640. (Courtesy Photo) Jesus’ choices of Paul to be the apostle to the ...

Jesus's twelve companions were instrumental in spreading his teachings and the Christian religion after his death. Nobody knows for sure just how long Jesus' ministry, teaching and travelling ...