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Mary Portas, aka Mary Queen of Shops, is a retail consultant, broadcaster and was chosen to lead a review into the future of Britain's high streets by the then Prime Minister David Cameron. She speaks candidly to Rachel and Alice about the impact that the sudden deaths of both of her parents had on her as a teenager, and what it meant to be part of…
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The Return to Travel and Pope Benedict XVI
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A Pilgrimage Best Day Ever – Petra and the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan
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Back on our weekly schedule, we decide to take a break from Roman churches and take you somewhere completely different. Today we go to what many who travel with us call "a best day ever." Today we go deep into the Jordanian Desert to visit Petra, see some camels, and sleep in a tent.By The Catholic Traveler
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Little Easter, The Station Church Bracket, and a Lenten Review
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Today we talk about Little Easter in Italy, Joannie's Lenten Station Church Bracket – which you compete in on her socials: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/joan.m.watson/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/Joannie_Watson), and we talk about some things we learned on this virtual Lenten pilgrimage.…
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Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and the Relics of the Passion
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Today we explain why this church is called Holy Cross IN Jerusalem. We also discuss the relics of the Passion, how they survived 2000 years, and how they ended up here in Rome.By The Catholic Traveler
Today's church has a relic from the Last Supper. We also talk about the Altars of Repose.By The Catholic Traveler
Today we go inside the church and talk about golden ceilings, popes, saints, relics, artists, and icons.By The Catholic Traveler
This church is dedicated to the protomartyr of the west. A woman the lions refused to kill. Today we visit Santa Prisca on the Aventine Hill.By The Catholic Traveler
A sister church, thousands of martyrs, a powerful relic, and Coldplay.By The Catholic Traveler
Eddie Marsan is one of the UK's best character actors; appearing in films such as Sherlock Holmes, Tyrannosaur and Deadpool 2. He joins Rachel and Alice from his home and opens up about a childhood surrounded by racist, homophobic and domestic violence, coming to terms with his own spirituality, and fighting an internal class war. Get The Times fre…
Today we go into the church, visit some popes and relics, and talk about some other random Lenten things.By The Catholic Traveler
A church built where Saint John the Evangelist was boiled in oil.By The Catholic Traveler
One of Rome's most unique churches with some of Rome's most gruesome art.By The Catholic Traveler
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Sant’Apollinare – Mozart, Miracles, and the Mob
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San Crisogono and Adventures in the Crypt
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Sir Damon Buffini is a businessman and Chairman of the National Theatre, Royal Anniversary Trust and the Ryder Cup Committee. Rachel and Alice join him at his home to talk about overcoming the racism he faced at University, chairing the government's Cultural Recovery Fund, and how the work ethic instilled in him as a child drove him to become the m…
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Saint Peter's Basilica and a controversial relic
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A priest who was starved to death. Saint Joseph. And some Cardinal stories.By The Catholic Traveler
A church for those who love Church history.By The Catholic Traveler
A favorite church.By The Catholic Traveler
Another church dedicated to Saint Lawrence.By The Catholic Traveler
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Santi Quattro Coronati – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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Today's church is located near the Colosseum, was home to several popes, and is dedicated to four Roman martyrs.By The Catholic Traveler
Ed Balls is a broadcaster, former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and winner of Celebrity Best Home Cook 2021. He talks openly to Rachel and Alice about his time in government, how he overcame the bullying he faced as a child and why he kept his lifelong stammer a secret. Get The Times free for a month: thetimes.co.uk/pastimperfect Bullies Out: …
Today we discuss why your priest wore rose colored vestments today. We also discuss the history of this church and why it is where it is.By The Catholic Traveler
The first American church in Rome. The first with pews. The first with electric lighting.By The Catholic Traveler
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Twin doctors who refused to die. And a church located in the heart of Ancient Rome.By The Catholic Traveler
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Measuring progress with Michael Green & a Portas round table
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Michael Green is CEO of the Social Progress Imperative - an organisation that’s helping national and local government accurately measure what life is like for ordinary people. It’s a fascinating move towards measuring more than just money and ensuring the wellbeing of people is maximised. Plus, Mary chats with two of her key Portas people about wha…
An old church with a lot of history.By The Catholic Traveler
One of the very first churches in Rome. Peter lived here and started his ministry in Rome here.By The Catholic Traveler
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San Marco – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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A church nearly every visitor to Rome sees, but doesn't visit. Today we talk about Saint Mark, a really old church, and the vial of darkness.By The Catholic Traveler
Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE is an actor, playwright and Artistic Director of the Young Vic Theatre. He joins Rachel and Alice to discuss the impact the TV series Roots had on his identity, the racial violence he witnessed as a child in 80's London and how his career has taken him from an ambulance driver in Casualty to leading one of the UK's biggest thea…
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San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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Santi Marcellino e Pietro – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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One fo the first 25 churches in Rome, built to honor a priest and an exorcist you may have heard mentioned in the Eucharistic Prayer.By The Catholic Traveler
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San Vitale – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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Santa Maria in Trastevere – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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We continue our daily show through Lent. Today we are in the heart of one of Rome's most popular neighborhoods, Trastevere.By The Catholic Traveler
Architecture is not just about what we build - but how we live. And Amanda Levete CBE believes our homes, shops, offices and public spaces can be radically reimagined in the future. In this fascinating discussion she tells Mary how we can apply those ideas to our vacant department stores as much as the new structures we design. Plus, Mary talks to …
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Santa Cecilia – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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Our daily Lenten pilgrimage through Rome continues today with a visit to the tomb of a favorite saint.By The Catholic Traveler
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Santa Balbina – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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This church is connected to another church we recently visited.By The Catholic Traveler
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San Clemente – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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Esther McVey MP is the former Minister of State for Housing has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2017. She joins Rachel and Alice from her office in Westminster to reveal how her life began in the care of Barnardo's, before being returned to her parents and going on to become children's tv presenter and a politician. Get …
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Santa Maria in Domnica – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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Saint Peter's Basilica – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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San Lorenzo in Panisperna – Lenten Station Churches of Rome
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