Why does the pope live in Rome and not in Jerusalem?

The first Pope was St. Peter. For a while he lived in Jerusalem, but then he moved to Rome to evangelize there and to help guide and strengthen the Christians of Rome. His successors became the Bishops of Rome. read more

For a while he lived in Jerusalem, but then he moved to Rome to evangelize there and to help guide and strengthen the Christians of Rome. His successors became the Bishops of Rome. After a while, the population of Christians in Rome grew to a great height. read more

Many Evangelicals wonder why the Church ended up in Rome. Scripture talks about the"New Jerusalem" and doesn't talk about the Church in Rome until the end of the Book of Acts. Understanding this partially hinges on whether we accept that Peter was given the Keys to the Kingdom by Jesus (Mathew 16:18). read more

Whether Peter was in Jerusalem, Antioch, Rome or elsewhere, he is still considered the first pope. Later, as the Church grew and a hierarchy developed. the Church established its headquarters in Rome as Rome was considered the center of the world at the time. read more

If the question was perhaps, why Rome and not, say, Jerusalem - the mother church of Christianity, it is because Peter and Paul ministered and were martyred in Rome, it was the capital of the empire at the time, and the crossroads (literally) of most of the known world. read more