Saint Peter’s Basilica is one of the premier sites of Christianity. It’s said to mark the location where Simon Peter—one of Jesus’s most important fol...
Paul of Tarsus was a Christian missionary who traveled throughout the first-century world spreading what he called the good news of Jesus. Paul founde...
Santa Pudenziana is a site that’s a bit obscure, and it’s certainly not one of Rome’s most visited churches. But it’s an ancient place, and quite sign...
Listener Donald Griffith wanted to know if there was a connection between the Circus Maximus and the New Testament book of James. The Circus Maximus w...
Trajan’s market was built by one of Rome’s greatest emperors, and it’s a fascinating piece of ancient engineering. But it also is one of the best plac...
Trajan’s column and basilica—it doesn’t get more Roman than this. Standing among the ruins of one of Rome’s greatest emperors, you’re also deeply conn...
Standing between the Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum is a good spot to experience two events which had a tremendous impact on the Christian fait...
Subsequent episodes are an on-the-ground guide to various sites in Rome, explaining what you’re seeing and how it intersects with the Christian story....