Sunlight and basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome
The Basilica of St. John Lateran - in Italian, the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano - is the cathedral church of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope. It is the oldest and ranks first (being the only cathedral in Rome) among the four major basilicas of Rome, and holds the title of ecumenical mother church (mother church of the whole inhabited world) among Roman Catholics. The current archpriest of St. John Lateran is Camillo Cardinal Ruini, Papal Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome.
As the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, containing the papal throne (Cathedra Romana), it ranks above all other churches in the Roman Catholic Church, even above St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
