Daily Prayer - January 23 2023Jan 23, 2023
On 23 January 2020 the world saw its first coronavirus lockdown come into force in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the pandemic is believed to have started. Read more
Daily Prayer - January 22 2023Jan 22, 2023
The Swiss Guard became a feature of life in the Vatican on January 22, 1506 when Pope Julius II hired a contingent of 150 Swiss Mercenaries to guard St Peter’s Basilica and the city of Rome Read more
Daily Prayer - January 18 2023Jan 18, 2023
A report published by Oxfam on January 18, 2016 entitled The Economy of the 1% revealed that the 62 richest individuals have a degree of wealth equal to that held by 50% of the world’s population. Read more
Daily Prayer - January 17 2023Jan 17, 2023
On January 17, 1377 Pope Gregory XI moved the papacy back to Rome after a sojourn of just over 70 years at Avignon in France. Read more
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