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Jan 28 - Excommunicating an Emperor

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

Jan 31, 20214 min read

Jan 27 - Dante exiled from Florence

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

Jan 30, 20213 min read

Jan 22 - Swiss Guard arrive at Vatican

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

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 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, 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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