Today in 2016 Pope Francis passed a decree declaring a major feast day in honour of Mary Magdalene to be celebrated annually on July...

Swithun, the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester died today. It is difficult to get reliable historical facts about him, but he still has a...

Today in 1906 Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson finished his dystopian science fiction novel called Lord of the World that centres upon the...

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

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 1533 Thomas Cranmer was consecrated as the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster, London . Todays pod looks at his unlikely...

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