Michelangelo was born today, in 1474. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, architect and poet mean that he is often considered to be...

Today we go back to year 1263 and look at the pioneering work of the Dominican Cardinal Hugh of Saint-Cher. Producing the first...

Today, listening to a homily in the chapel of St. Mary of the Angels, in Portunicula, a young man named Giovanni was inspired to devote...

Today we remember a peaceful revolution in the Philippines which saw the end of Ferdinand Marcos 20 year rule and the key role Christian...

Today in 1473 Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the Kingdom of Poland. A mathematician, astronomer, and priest - he profoundly changed the...

Today Christians all over the world mark the first day of Lent as Ash Wednesday. The ritual of 'ashing' the forehead replaces the normal...

Today Christians around the world are preparing to enter Lent with one last blowout. Today we look at the traditions that mark this...

Today we look at the brutal killing of an estimated 30 members of the MacDonald Clan by the Earl of Argyll's Regiment. Made an example...

Today we only go back to 2016 and look at a truly historical meeting, the first time the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Moscow...

We travel to France, where today when a barely literate 14-year old girl, Bernadette Soubirous told her mother that a "lady" had spoken...

In todays pod, we go back to the 7th of February and the year 1497, and remember how the famous ‘Bonfire of Vanities was lit today by the...

Today we go back to year 1927 and remember the death of Matteo Correa Magallanes an innocent Victim of Mexico's Cristeros War. An...

Today we remember 26 Christians who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597. Tracing the rollercoaster story of Christianity in Japan, early...

Today Christians all over the world celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple. In the Spanish Speaking world the...

Today we remember the life and work of Erasmus the Dutch priest and 'Prince amongst Humanists'. This is the day in 1516 he dedicated his...

Today we remember in 1077 the famous midwinter penitential Walk to Canossa by King Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor. Henry petitioned...

Today in 1302, we remember how the Italian poet Dante Alighieri was exiled from Florence. In exile Date wrote the celebrated work The...

Today in 1554 a small group of Jesuit missionaries, built a mission on top of a steep hill on the Piratiningha plains . As part of the...

Today in 1918 the Gregorian calendar was introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars. This brought another...

Today in 1506 the first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. Why did they arrive? How have their responsibilities...