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topic_name = St. Peter's Basilica | ...l 18, 1506 and was completed in 1626, and was built over the Constantinian basilica.

topic_name = Rome | * Major churches - [[St Peter's Basilica (Rome)|St Peter's Basilica]] |

...y the Conclave of Cardinals. A few minutes later, the bells of St. Peter's Basilica began ringing, confirming the election. [[Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger]] has b ...rt address to the crowd in Italian. Tens of thousands of people were in St Peter's Square to observe the results of the election.

* [[Cathedral]] | [[Basilica]] | [[Chapel]] ...wn church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross

...Catholic church]] has claimed St. Peter as the first [[Papacy | Bishop of Rome]], thereby lending legitimacy to the modern day papacy. Peter is widely con ...[[Messiah]]. It is true that the Bible is somewhat silent on the issue of Peter's early life. Indeed the Gospels mention very little of [[Jesus]]' own early

...ture. Mostly the word refers to local churches, for example, the church in Rome or Antioch. Quite often it is spoken about the plural. On a few occasions t ...wn church buildings around the world such as [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. A common architecture for churches is a building in the shape of a cross

...a Sedes''). Catholics worldwide consider each pope to be the succesor of [[St. Peter]]. The current Pope is Benedict XVI. ...ch of Alexandria and All Africa'''"; the parallel construction "'''Pope of Rome'''" is uncommon but occasionally used.

...hose campaign to raise funds in the German states to rebuild [[St. Peter's Basilica]] by supporting sale of indulgences was a key impetus for Martin Luther's [ ...Trent combated "absenteeism," which was the practice of bishops living in Rome or on landed estates rather than in their dioceses. The Council of Trent al