2,000 years of history. 267 popes. Find out what the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church were doing on any given day down through the centuries.
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Was St. Gregory the Great writing 1500 years ago, or yesterday?
Today in Papal History marks the Roman Catholic feast day of Pope Gregory I, more commonly known now as St. Gregory the Great, who reigned as the 63rd Successor of St. Peter from 590-604 A.D.
I’ve written extensively elsewhere about the li...
The shortest papacy in 370 years begins
1978 A.D.
Following the death of Pope St. Paul VI on August 6, 1978, the cardinals of the Catholic Church gathered in Rome to elect St. Peter’s next successor, entering the conclave on August 25.
The next day – Today in Papal History –...
The death of two holy Popes Pius
1823 A.D.
Today in Papal History marks the date that Servant of God Pope Pius VII, the 250th successor of St. Peter, died at the age of 81.
His papacy was one of the longest in history and contained many illustrious accomplishments – vo...
A saintly Leo loses on the battlefield
A depiction of the Battle of Civitate (1053)
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An Audiobook of Pope Leo XIV's New Encyclical
2026 A.D.
Exactly one week ago, Pope Leo XIV released the first encyclical of his pontificate, entitled Magnifica Humanitas. Although it’s been dubbed “the A.I. encyclical” for its heavy emphasis on warnings about humanity’s embrace of...
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