Today we remember the earliest record we have of William Shakespeares life - April 26th 1564 the day he was baptised in the Holy Trinity...

Today we remember how Augustine of Hippo was baptised by Ambrose in Milan as a 33 year old man - a 'late convert'. His writings and his...

Today the Vaticans astronomer Fr Angelo Secchi came aboard the papal yacht on the Azure waters of the Mediterranean to demonstrate his...

Today we remember how the cornerstone was laid for St Peters Basilica on the Vatican Hill outside of Rome. We look at the Egyptian...

Today we look at the remarkable life of Giovanni Battista Ricciolo. A priest, professor of astronomer who was the fist person to map the...

The Battle of Culloden was the last major battle fought on British soil. It was the end of the Jacobite Uprising and the killed the final...

Conservative thinkers often refer to 'the estate of marriage' - as providing a stabilising influence on society. Today we remember how...

The Jewish people suffered waves of persecution in Rome over the years and a proverb emerged amongst the people ‘The persecution will...

The first modern doctor to be declared a saint died today in 1927. Giuseppe Moscati was a medical practitioner, scientific researcher...

Today we go back to year 1963 and look at a ground breaking papal encyclical Pacem in terris ( 'Peace on Earth') issued by Pope John...

Today in 475 the Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus releases an Enkyklikon, a circular letter to the bishops of his empire about the...

Today in 1891, Laura Carmen Vicuna was born the daughter of Joseph Dominic Vicuña and Mercedes Pino in Santiago de Chile. Living a short...

Today in the West, Christians celebrate Easter, the touchstone of the Christian Faith. In todays reflection we look at the boldness of...

Today we go back to 1253 where we remember the death of Richard of Chichester. An interesting figure who stood out for his loyalty and...

Today in 1329 Pope John XXII issued a bull condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical. In todays pod we look at his...

Today in 1208 Pope Innocent III placed an interdict on the whole of England prohibiting clergy from conducting religious services. It...

Today in an extra-ordinary ceremony Pius VII was crowned Pope in a Benedictine Monastery with a temporary papal tiara made of...

Today we go back to year 687 and travel to Lindisfarne in the North of England and remember the life of St Cuthbert who died today....

Today in 1875, Henry Edward Manning was made a cardinal at a consistory convoked by Pope Pius IX, and unusually for Cardinals in the...

Today, Pope Paul VI celebrated the first Mass in Italian (rather than Latin) , facing the people, at the church of All Saints in the Via...