And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 All Christians revere the Apostle Peter, ...

“You are Petros (Peter) and upon this Petra (rock) I will build my Church.” Matt. 16:18 Catholics say: “See, Jesus built his church on Peter, the first Catholic Pope in Rome.” ...

We think of her as a poet—and a great one—but a case could also be made for her as a theologian. So many of Emily Dickinson’s ...

St. Peter was the first pope, one of the twelve Apostles and the man who Catholics believe was ordained by Jesus himself. ... "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my church." ...

Sede Vacante, the Latin term meaning “the see being vacant,” is used when the pope—the successor of St. Peter—has passed away. On April 21, 2025, the Holy Father, Pope Francis ...

The Gospel passage for Peter and Paul is Matthew 16: “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church.” Leo XIV began ...

By making Peter the rock upon which the Catholic church is built, Jesus reminds us of an essential truth: On this side of eternity, our faith is–and must be–mediated through other human beings.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus said to the man who'd been known as Simon, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my church." ...

Jesus said to Peter, " Upon this rock, I will build my church," meaning upon the speaking of faith, and “this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. ...

"It is to Peter that He says: 'You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church' (Matthew 16:18). Where Peter is, there is the Church. And where the Church, no death is there, but life ...

“Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I build my Church. And the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.” Like most promises, this one holds less than meets the eye.