“And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven ...

The first (Matthew 16:19) is addressed to St. Peter: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth ...

The Gospel of Matthew inspired an enduring Christian symbol: Jesus passing the keys to Peter. Cardinals are now choosing who will hold the keys — and their power — next.

As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out, Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was casting history in gold. The ...

According to the New Testament, St Peter was entrusted with the keys to the kingdom of heaven by Jesus, but now the Vatican has lost them. The entire left hand of a medieval statue holding the ...

This is rooted in Matthew 16:13-19 where Jesus said to Peter, ‘I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on ...

VATICAN CITY - The Gospels say Jesus gave the apostle Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven, thereby entrusting him with the spiritual guidance of the faithful. Now the Vatican has lost them ...

The keys to heaven Beneath ... “Christ Handing the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter,” the late 15th ... She identified and interpreted about 20 symbols as references to St. Peter.

There were fewer than 10 'bad' popes: Paul Hurley sorts the sinners from the saints among the 263 popes since St Peter. There were fewer than 10 'bad' popes: ...