They set out on December 24, 1836, accompanied by Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier who was to become the first bishop of New Zealand. Peter was sent ... back to France and Rome via New Zealand ...
One of the catholic church’s holiest sites has been preparing for an influx of millions of visitors in 2025, when Rome and ...
678623, Palakkad, Kerala, India Phone: 0491 280 3420 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Pope Francis created the diocese of Sulthanpet and made Monsignor Peter Abir Antonysamy its first ...
On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark ...
ROME -- Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it contains the tomb of St Peter, who according to Catholic tradition was the first bishop of Rome, and therefore the first pope. Its construction ...
Pope Francis, center, places a cardinal hat on Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, Italy, on Saturday in St. Peter ... the diocese of Rome. Francis, who is technically bishop of Rome ...