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July 16 Innocent III - Papal hard and soft power

Today in 1216 one of the most consequential Popes of the Medieval Era, Pope Innocent III died. As the head of the Catholic Church and...

July 14 St Marks Tower collapses in Venice

Today in 1902 the famous Campanile or Bell Tower in St Mark's Square, collapsed, demolishing the loggetta beneath it. No one was injured...

June 24 The last 'crusade' of Billy Graham

It was in Flushing Meadows in New York where the American evangelist Billy Graham today began what he said would be his last North...

June 9 Terese of Liseux - The Story of a Soul

At the age of 14, on Christmas Eve in 1886, Therese had a conversion that transformed her life. From then on, her powerful energy and...

May 7 The Pope visits Romania, building bridges with the Orthodox

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

Apr 7 Richard The Lionheart

Today in 1199 King Richard I, the "Lionheart," died at the age of 41 in the arms of his mother in France, and thus "ended his earthly...

Mar 25 The emperor who became a monk

Today in 717 we travel to Constantinople when Emperor Theodosius III abdicated and retired to a monastery with his son. In the podcast...

Feb 25 Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights

Today we go back to the year 1336 and travel to Lithuania where the Teutonic Order had waged the decades-long Lithuanian Crusade against...

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