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How a 16th-Century Pope Saved New Year’s Day (#419)

Episode 420 Dec 29, 2025 955

Most of us flip to January 1 without a second thought, but that date only works because Pope Gregory XIII fixed a 1,600-year drift in the old Roman calendar. The problem wasn’t just inconvenience—it threw Easter off by ten days, threatening the Church’s ability to celebrate Christ’s resurrection on...

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