War

Dignity and courtesy in a military retreat

September 29, 2014

The Crusading Bagel

September 29, 2014

September 29 – In battle or in prison, he never missed Mass

September 25, 2014

Godfrey of Bouillon refuses the crown of Jerusalem

September 22, 2014

September 16 – The pope who exacted tribute from the Mohammedan ruler of Tunis

September 15, 2014

September 12 – The Holy Name of the Virgin Mary; in thanksgiving for the victory over the Turks at Vienna

September 11, 2014

Video – How Sobieski Redefeated the Turks at the Battle of Vienna, September 12, 1683

September 11, 2014

Simon de Montfort Crushes the Albigensians at Muret

September 11, 2014

September 14 – Formerly a sign of abject disgrace, it now adorns even crowns and crests

September 11, 2014

St. Pius X Refuses to Bless Austria’s Troops

September 8, 2014

September 11 – Prince Eugen of Savoy crushes the Turks at Zenta

September 8, 2014

September 11 – The Italian army invades the Papal States without a declaration of war

September 8, 2014

The Great Siege of Malta, May 18–September 11, 1565, was won because of one man

September 8, 2014

September 7: Richard the Lionheart defeats Saladin at Arsuf – Video

September 4, 2014

September 1 – Gideon the Judge

August 28, 2014

August 24 – Saint Bartholomew’s Day: the real story

August 24, 2014

August 21 – La Vallete

August 21, 2014

August 15 – The Knights of St. John capture Rhodes and establish their sovereignty

August 14, 2014

August 16 – His incorrupt right hand is treasured as the most sacred relic in Hungary

August 14, 2014

Nothing Can Defeat a People That Truly Loves God

August 11, 2014

August 11 – János Hunyady

August 11, 2014

Queen Elizabeth’s uncle killed in the Battle of Loos

August 7, 2014

Prince Georg of Prussia: do not let yourself be stigmatized by past; we must live with the bad and the good

August 7, 2014

August 3 – The day the bishop cursed his country

August 4, 2014

Is Prince Harry good at anything?

July 31, 2014

Videos: King and Queen receive mortal remains of MH17 victims

July 28, 2014

July 29 – With one sermon, he launched the Crusades

July 28, 2014

RIP Sir Jocelyn Buxton: heroic aviator and adventurer

July 24, 2014

July 26 – In memoriam: Princess Tatiana Von Metternich – who called Hitler a “stuffed doll”

July 24, 2014

July 22 – The Siege of Belgrade (1456)

July 21, 2014

Sobieski Comes to the Relief of Vienna

July 17, 2014

July 17 – When the Saracens attacked Rome…

July 17, 2014

July 17 – The day the Tsar was murdered

July 17, 2014

July 18 – This soldier of hell became a soldier of heaven

July 17, 2014

Charles V, the Duke of Alba, and Martin Luther

July 14, 2014

Prince Charles awards Military Cross to “The Bomb Magnet”

July 14, 2014

A Recipe From The Crusaders

July 14, 2014

July 16 – Alfonso VIII of Castile crushes the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa

July 14, 2014

July 16 – Catholic Spain’s fate in the balance at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

July 14, 2014

King Saint Ferdinand Rides to the Conquest of Córdoba

July 10, 2014

July 13 – The Crusaders attack Jerusalem

July 10, 2014

García Moreno Saves Ecuador From Invasion and Treason

July 3, 2014

100 Years Ago: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Triggered World War

June 30, 2014

When Men Dream

June 30, 2014

July 1 – The Marquis of Lescure destroys two thirds of Westermann’s army and saves the lives of captured enemy soldiers

June 30, 2014

June 27 – Chivalrous King

June 26, 2014

June 28 – He fought to preserve the Pope’s independence

June 26, 2014

Duchess of Cambridge honors codebreakers

June 23, 2014

After a month’s heroic resistance, the fort of St. Elmo falls to the Turks

June 23, 2014

What is Feudalism?

June 23, 2014

June 25 – Simon de Montfort

June 23, 2014

June 17, 1793: Pius VI condemns the revolutionary concepts of liberty and equality

June 16, 2014

El Cid

June 16, 2014

June 15 – The Northern Crusades

June 12, 2014

Veterans reduced to tears as Queen Elizabeth and French families thank them for their D-Day sacrifices

June 9, 2014

Sir Winston Churchill: Victorious abroad, politically defeated at home

June 9, 2014

June 5 – Friendship is tested in adversity

June 5, 2014

June 7 – The Crusaders reach the walls of Jerusalem

June 5, 2014

A Queen obtains mercy for six heroes

June 2, 2014

St. Louis IX’s reasons for staying four years in the Holy Land

May 29, 2014

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