In last Sunday’s Gospel reading, our Lord Jesus Christ sent his trusted Twelve Apostles on their mission to teach and preach, to cure the sick, cast out demons and bring the good news to the people.

Pontiff spoke about universality of sin at homily Tuesday. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says Judas Iscariot was not the only sinner among the Twelve Apostles but he was the one who "closed ...

Archaeologists 'have found' house where Jesus held Last Supper for 12 disciples. ... that they symbolised his body that would be broken and the blood he would shed for the forgiveness of sins.

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He has 12 Apostles. ... They receive the power of binding and loosing sins on the first Easter night (John 20:22-23). ... Acts 1:12-24 details Matthias’ selection.

For him, at the heart of Pentecost lie four elements: Jesus' gift of peace, his commissioning of the disciples, his bestowal of the Spirit, and his granting the disciples the power to forgive sins.