George Washington, Martin Luther, Pope Comes to US

Christianity is a faith with a long and detailed history, with numerous events of lasting significance occurring throughout the ages.

Each week brings the anniversaries of great milestones, horrid tragedies, amazing triumphs, telling tribulations, inspirational progress, and everything in between.

Here are just a few things that happened this week, Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, in Church history. They include the first visit of a pope to the United States, a meeting of Protestant Reformation leaders urging unity, and the first thanksgiving proclamation since the United States Constitution was ratified.

Colloquy of Marburg Ends – October 4, 1529

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This week marks the anniversary of when a meeting was held between Protestant leaders Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli, which tried but failed to unite the Reformation.

Held in Germany from Oct. 1-4, the goal of the Colloquy was to unite Swiss Protestants under Zwingli and German Protestants under Luther.

While the meeting found both sides agreeing on 14 points of belief, the two leaders ended up failing to…