Visiting the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome

Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger and a group of pilgrims accompanying him to Rome stand in the shade on a sunny day in front of the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Saturday, June 28, the day before Archbishop Weisenburger is to receive his pallium from Pope Leo XIV. The Basilica of St. John Lateran serves as the cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome and the seat of its bishop, the pope. Founded in 324, St. John Lateran is the oldest basilica in the western world, with its current structure dating to the late 17th century.