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June 12 St Petersburg outlasts Leningrad

On the 12 June 1991, the citizens of Leningrad overwhelming voted to return the name of the city to St Petersburg. It was a clear...

May 8 Jean Vianney rebuilding souls in the ashes of Revolution

The French Revolution became a concerted and violent attempt to build a new Society. Their attempts to De-Christianise the culture were...

Apr 4 Easter Sunday

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

Feb 22 Philippine People Power

Today we remember a peaceful revolution in the Philippines which saw the end of Ferdinand Marcos 20 year rule and the key role Christian...

Jan 24 - Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar

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

Jan 20 - How the Church survived Communist Russia

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

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