May 15—Bartholomew is one of the lesser-known apostles, but his story is an impressive yet disturbing one if you believe the scholars of ancient times. Considered to be the same man as the "Nathanael" ...

Pope Benedict XVI met with 30,000 pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during his Oct. 4 general audience. Continuing his series of portraits of the Twelve Apostles, he spoke about the Apostle Bartholomew.

Nathanael [Bartholomew] said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.” Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of ...

In this painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) the Apostle Philip is depicted carrying a cross, symbolic of his crucifixion after spreading the Gospel with the Apostle Bartholomew in ...