Archive - Today in Papal History

St. Paul, the Popes, and a last look at St. Peter's: Days 8 & 9

This is the last installment of Today in Papal History's series from Rome

Mar 8 •

The Pope's Cathedral, Seeing Francis, and Vatican Museums: Day 6 & 7 in Rome

Today in Papal History is posting from Rome until the end of the week.

Mar 7 •

Full day, so no post today! Double feature tomorrow.

Today in Papal History will be posting from Rome through the end of this week.

Mar 6 •

Hidden treasures in old Rome: Day 5

Today in Papal History is posting from Rome through the end of this week

Mar 5 •

A Little Bit of Home in Rome: Day 4

Today in Papal History will be writing from Rome through the end of this week.

Mar 4 •

Francis, Clare, Carlo, and Castles in Assisi: Day 3 from Rome

Today in Papal History will be writing from Rome through the end of this week

Mar 3 •

Major churches and major beauty: Day 2 from Rome

Today in Papal History will be posting from Rome through the end of next week

Mar 2 •

Day 1 from Rome!

The Today in Papal History will be posting from Rome for the next 9 days

Mar 1 •

December 2023

The Death of Pope Benedict XVI: One Year Later

The "faithful friend of the bridegroom" and oldest living man to have served as Bishop of Rome died on this date in 2022

Dec 30, 2023 •

September 2023

Refuting the Protestant Reformation...1000 years early?

And Pope Leo XIII releases an encyclical on the Holy Rosary...with words that eerily apply to our own day

Sep 22, 2023 •

March 2023

Pope Francis is elected the 266th Bishop of Rome

Today marks the day that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first South American ever and the first non-European in over 1200 years to ascend to…

Mar 13, 2023 •

February 2023

The day time changed forever

441 years ago, Pope Gregory XIII introduced what came to be known as the Gregorian Calendar, by which nearly all of the world now marks its days

Feb 24, 2023 •

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