In times like these, we all need a word of encouragement. From pastor and best-selling author Max

Lukato comes the Max Lucato encouraging Word podcast with over 40 years of ministry and more than

145 million books sold in 50 languages. Max shares the greatest story ever told, the living

savior who brings hope for a lifetime through rich, biblical insight, heartfelt storytelling.

You'll be reminded that God is always near, always for you, and always in you.

Listen to the Max Lucato encouraging Word podcast, where hope meets your day.

Subscribe now wherever you get your podcast. Thank you for checking out this little teaser of the history of the papacy and church.

Here's a little taste of once coming up soon on the History of

the Papacy podcast. Now let's get to the 19th century. Well, we talked about so many issues.

We talked about the fall, the rise, the fall of Napoleon, the resorgimento, Italian

unification, the rise, the rise, the rise again of the Jesuits, the scotch taping of the Ancian

regimes after the fall of Napoleon, basically Britain and the powers of Europe trying to figure out what the heck are we going to do

with this Europe that was radically altered by Napoleon. Let's just try and put Humpty Dumpty

back together again. Ultimately, it works to some degree. Then we have the tumultuous

revolutions of 1848, where the Pope, Pope Pius

the 9th, is actually forced to flee Rome, another really low point in the papacy. We see during

this time period of the 1800s where an increasing... In times like these, we all need a word of encouragement.

From pastor and bestselling author Max Lucato comes the Max Lucato encouraging Word podcast.

With over 40 years of ministry and more than 145 million books sold in 50 languages.

Max shares the greatest story ever told.

The living savior who brings hope for a lifetime.

Through rich, biblical insight, heartfelt storytelling.

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