Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.

Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University, where the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences is located. (photo: calu777/flickr / (CC BY 2.0)) ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

The Church of Saint John Lateran burned twice in the 14 th century, ... Gerbert d'Aurillac, the man who became Pope Sylvester II, is said to have practiced black magic.

In a corner of Rome which has been left behind by the centuries is the church of St. John Lateran. Dozens of churches can lay claim to greater beauty and adornment, but this church, said the Pope ...

The new apse of the Lateran Basilica was inaugurated yesterday with much pomp. But for the fiction of his imprisonment the ceremony would have been performed by Leo XIII. in person, for the Pope ...

Vatican City, Nov 9, 2023 / 04:00 am. The Diocese of Rome has planned a full year of events to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, which was dedicated on Nov. 9, 324.

Pope Francis’ meeting with Tawadros II in 2013 marked the first visit of a Coptic Orthodox patriarch to Rome in 40 years. Francis also met with Tawadros II during a visit to Cairo in 2017.

It was 8:29 in Rome of a bright spring morning. A vast, good-humored mob filled St. Peter's Square, craned necks toward the Arch of Bells. Suddenly the cheers exploded. Through the Arch of Bells ...