Experts from the University of Haifa believe the church was within the ancient city of Banias that had been renamed Caesarea Philippi during the lifetime of Jesus. Byzantine historian, Eusebius ...

His question at Caesarea Philippi is not Jesus’ final question to his disciples: they will have their last supper together, the moments at Gethsemane, the last words from the cross. The Caesarea ...

upon entering the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his twelve disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” (Matt. 16:15). It is significant that Jesus chose to ask this immensely profound ...

He said, “We want to say to the world, with humility and joy: Look to Christ! Come closer to him! Welcome his Word that ...

Last week, we read a very important Gospel: Peter’s confession of Jesus’ divinity at Caesarea Philippi. It told us not just who Jesus is but what the Church and papacy are. It also posed the ...

She describes Jesus as physically unassuming ... with an issue of blood [whom] Jesus heals in Galilee — Banias, Caesarea Philippi, a place in Roman Palestine.” “What we have are early ...