On December 22, 401 AD, Pope Innocent I ascended to the papal throne, becoming one of the most influential leaders of early Christianity. What makes his papacy especially remarkable is that he is the only pope in history confirmed to have directly succeeded his…
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On the morning of December 9, 1531, a widowed Chichimeca-Nahua convert named Juan Diego set out across the northern outskirts of Mexico City toward the Franciscan mission at Tlatelolco to attend Mass. A relatively recent convert to Christianity, Juan Diego had been baptized only…
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On November 1, 1512, All Saints Day, one of the most iconic pieces of Christian artwork was opened, and like it does today, it took people’s breath away. The History Channel writes, “Michelangelo Buonarroti, the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, was born in…
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