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Fanuel Morelli - Associated PressBarbie Latza Nadeau, for The Daily Beast:Live from the Colosseum in Rome! Inside a Party to Save Italy's TreasuresThe man who spent a small fortune to save the from...
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Junno Arocho Esteves, for the CNS Blog:Rome: City of beauty, history and…#Pokemon?ROME — Pokemon Go, the location-based augmented reality game based on the popular animated cartoon, has swept across...
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Felipe Busnello, in WikipediaSeveral years ago, I had occasion to visit Rome during an unseasonably warm late spring. After spending the entire day walking around the city, my friends and I finally...
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SHANNON HALL, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN/PBS -Italy is a hotspot for hazardous volcanoes. As the crust of Africa’s tectonic plate burrows beneath that of Eurasia, magma rises from below, leading to nearly a...
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From Rome Reports, a lovely example of religious art that, in some ways, is also a form of ecumenism:Ancient icons on display at Vatican Museum, mixing Orthodox and Catholic stylesAccording to St....
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BARBIE LATZA NADEAU in The Daily Beast -There are few things worse than the fetid stench of an overflowing garbage dumpster on a sweltering, breezeless summer day. But the persistent odor of rotting...
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Touring Rome several years ago, I could see that its great history notwithstanding, the city had basically the same kind of problems shared by most of the world's great urban centers - some graffiti,...
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John Allen in Crux -Catholics are an exceptionally generous folk, especially when the chips are down and people are in desperate need, as witnessed by the mammoth charitable operations run by the...
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Junno Arocho Esteves, for Catholic News Service:Seminarians abroad: Study in Rome promotes cultural sensitivityVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Learning to walk in the shoes of a "foreigner" is not on the formal...
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Wanted In Rome -Paolo Bulgari, the chairman of luxury jeweller Bulgari which sponsored the €1.5 million restoration of Rome’s Spanish Steps, says the historic staircase should be fenced off at night...
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Rome Reports - St. Peter's Basilica was not always visible as it is today. It was hidden in the streets of the Borgo neighborhood.This is one of many discoveries one can make when visiting "La Spina”...
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Nick Squires, for The Telegraph:Rome divided over proposal to build fence around the Spanish Steps to block "barbarian" touristsThey have been firmly on the tourist map ever since Gregory Peck...
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A replica of the winged bull of Nimrud, at the Colosseum.Andreas Solaro - AFP-GettySylvia Poggioli, for NPR:Replicas Of Artifacts Destroyed By ISIS 'Rising From Destruction' In RomeAlongside the...
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Josephine McKenna, for Religion News Service:The pope is not the only keeper of the keys in the VaticanVATICAN CITY (RNS) The sun is not yet up and Gianni Crea is making his way down a pitch-black...
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I have to admit, the thought of an American fast food chain restaurant in the heart of the Eternal City and just steps away from Vatican City is not exactly a pleasant one. And to be honest, between...
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner, for The Guardian:Italy earthquakes rattle buildings and residents two months after disasterResidents in central Italy assess damage to homes and churches after 200 aftershocks...
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Elise Harris, for Catholic News Agency:Syrian refugees arrive to Rome with the hope of a better life (CNA).- This week 130 Syrian refugees landed in Rome as part of a pilot program aimed at providing...
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, for The Daily Beast:Italy’s Earthquakes Could Kill Children in Biblical NumbersEveryone’s afraid, but here’s the real scandal: Ninety percent of Italy’s schools are not...
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From the Associated Press:Italy: 17th Century artwork stolen from quake-damaged churchMILAN (AP) -- Italian authorities are investigating the theft of a 17th-century painting from an...
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The Spanish StepsDario Garofalo - Architectural DigestMitchell Owens, for Architectural Digest:These Fashion Brands Revitalized 3 Rome LandmarksWith the help of fashion stars turned cultural...
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