Thursday Basics
Thursday of the Second Week of Easter Today's Mass Readings and Homily Saint of the Day On This Day in Catholic History 1054 Pope Leo IX died (b. 21 June 1002). He was the first pope in medieval times actively to seek an end to the marriage of priests. 2005 - Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the Papal conclave . World History 1956 - American Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco . Birthdays 1721 - Roger Sherman , signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence (d. 1793) 1903 - Eliot Ness , American lawman (d. 1957) 1912 - Glenn Seaborg , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) 1937 - Elinor Donahue , American actress 1925 - Hugh O'Brian , American actor 1960 - Frank Viola , baseball player 1986 - Candace Parker , American basketball player