At this Mass, the bishop washes the feet of twelve priests to symbolize Christ’s washing of his twelve Apostles ... are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the ...

According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up ...

A. St. Paul was an Apostle, but as he was not called till after the Ascension of Our Lord he is not numbered among the twelve. He is called the Apostle of the Gentiles; that is, of all those who ...