Aldo Moro's bullet ridden body was found in the trunk of a Renault in the centre of Rome on the 9th of May in 1978. Italy's longest...

At the turn of the Millennium the first Slavic Pope, John Paul II made big steps towards reconciliation with the Orthodox Church. This...

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

Today we remember how in 1860 the Taiping rebels succeeded in taking the city of Hangzhou in China, in what would become the bloodiest...

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 in 1983 in Orlando, Florida, American president Ronald Reagan in an address to the National Association of Evangelicals used the...

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 we go back to year 1991 and travel to Canberra in Australia, and the closing of the 7th assembly of the World Council of Churches. ...

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

Today in 1918 the Bolshevik-controlled government enacted a Decree that proclaimed separation of church and state in Russia and deprived...

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