San Giovanni in Laterano The massive Christ, saints and doctors partying atop the 18th-century façade of St John Lateran are visible from afar, and the bulk of the basilica – the city seat of ...

So it might be surprising to learn that St. Peter's is not officially the pope's cathedral. That honor belongs to the Patriarchal Basilica of St. John in the Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in ...