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Jan 29, 20212 min read

Jan 18 - Council of Trent and the counter-reformation

Today the third and final session of the Council of Trent opened. An ecumenical council as opposed to a local council it would prove ...

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Jan 16 - The Medici become the Pope's Bankers

Today in 1412 the Medici family agreed to become the official bankers of the papacy, which turbocharged their businesses across Europe. ...

Jan 29, 20213 min read

Jan 11- Danish Bishop who was father of Geology

Today we go back to year 1638 when Nicholas Steno was born in Copenhagen. He was recently commemorated with a Google Doodle as the...

Jan 26, 20212 min read

Jan 10 John Paul II & Ronald Reagan

On Jan 10 1984 The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in 117 years. This was mainly...

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Jan 9 - The worlds largest procession in Manila

In todays pod we go back to year 1787 and travel to Philippines where in Manila a life-sized image of a dark-skinned, kneeling Jesus...

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Jan 7 - Galileo starts a revolution

Today in 1610 the Italian Astronomer Galileo made his first observation of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, which are now named...

Jan 21, 20213 min read

Jan 3 - The Apostle to the Lepers

Jozef De Veuster was born today in 1840. He became known worldwide as Father Damien for his life dedicated to and living with lepers in...

Jan 21, 20211 min read

Jan 2 - A New Mission A New Name

On the second of January, 553. Mercurius, a Roman priest from St Clements Basilica, became Pope John II, and was the first pope to adopt...

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