This week, Zac and Ashley are putting the Rome in Roman Catholic. Why did Peter go to Rome? Is he actually buried under St. Peter’s Basilica? And why has Rome remained the center of the Roman Catholic Church for 2,000 years?

To help answer these questions, they are joined by Professor Kenneth Bartlett. Professor Bartlett is a Renaissance historian, author and professor at the University of Toronto. He is also the guide of “Smithsonian’s: The Guide to Essential Italy,” which is available for streaming on Wondrium, our partners who provided support for this episode.

Links from the show: 

Wondrium

What Catholics need to know about Kazakhstan before Pope Francis’ visit

Diocese of Phoenix creates Office of Mental Health Ministry

What’s on tap?

Brunello di Montalcino 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices