Pearl of Great PriceAug 6, 20213 minAug 6 Conclave Today in 1494. the first conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel opened. Concerns about political interference in the election of a...
Pearl of Great PriceMay 20, 20213 minMay 21 Attacking the Pieta Today in St Peters, Rome, a 33 year old man called Lazlo Toth, wielding a geologist's hammer shouted, "I am Jesus Christ — risen from the...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 17, 20216 minApr 18 St Peters Basilica, the biggest church in the worldToday we remember how the cornerstone was laid for St Peters Basilica on the Vatican Hill outside of Rome. We look at the Egyptian...
Pearl of Great PriceMar 6, 20216 minMar 6 Michelangelo Michelangelo was born today, in 1474. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, architect and poet mean that he is often considered to be...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 30, 20213 minJan 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...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 29, 20212 minJan 16 - The Medici become the Pope's BankersToday in 1412 the Medici family agreed to become the official bankers of the papacy, which turbocharged their businesses across Europe. ...