The son of a rich silk merchant makes a radical decision to embrace poverty, the Story of Francis of Assisi. 

Today we remember the birth of George Friderick Handel whose oratario 'Messiah' has become a central part of the Christmas season

Today we look at the life and faith of Frederick Douglass, the first African-American to run for Vice President.  He died today in 1895 but achieved a lot in his life after escaping from slavery himself.

Today in 1473  the mathematician, astronomer, and priest Copernicus was born in Poland. He famously formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the centre of the universe, which lead to the rethinking of rea...

A book that has never been out of print since it was published today in 1678, we look at puritan preacher John Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress