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Altare della Patria - Equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel From Wikipedia: The Altare della Patria also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built...
View ArticlePope urges Mafiosi to stop exploitation of others
Pope Francis paid tribute to a courageous priest murdered by the Sicilian Mafia as a martyr and urged mobsters on Sunday to abandon their evil ways, particularly the exploitation of people in...
View ArticleRome votes for new mayor as Italian government struggles
Romans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new mayor of Italy's capital in a vote which could have repercussions for the fragile national government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
View ArticleCardinal from Wisconsin takes Roman see
Rome, Italy, May 26, 2013 / 02:11 pm .- Far from his native Milwaukee, Cardinal James Michael Harvey now has what is called his "titular church" in Rome.
View ArticleRapper PSY met with boos at Italian Cup final
South Korean rapper PSY has been met with boos and small firework explosions during his performance at the Stadio Olimpico ahead of the Italian Cup final and derby between Roma and Lazio.
View ArticleEU considers the 'Cocaine Route' programme in Rome
ROME, Italy, May 27, 2013 - African Press Organization - Announcement for Editors-in-Chief, International Conference "Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine...
View ArticlePope dubs parish 'sentinel' for Rome diocese
Rome, Italy, May 27, 2013 / 09:30 am .- Saints Elizabeth and Zechariah was the first church in the Diocese of Rome that Pope Francis visited, and enthusiasm was high as presided over First Communion...
View ArticleNine Roma fans arrested for causing trouble after loss
Rome, May 27 - Police arrested nine Roma soccer team fans for causing trouble after their side lost 1-0 to city rivals Lazio in Sunday's Italian Cup final.
View ArticlePSY Booed At Half-Time Performance During Italian Cup Final
PSY Booed At Half-Time Performance During Italian Cup Final Posted by Joseph Lee on 05.27.2013 Italy was sick of "Gangnam Style"... Fox Sports reports that PSY was booed during his performance of...
View ArticleCharlemagne
Holy Roman emperor, and king of the Franks , the elder son of Pippin the Short, king of the Franks, and Bertha, or Bertrada, daughter of Charibert, count of Laon.
View ArticleSocccer: Roma fans should 'accept defeat', says CONI head
Rome, May 27 - The head of the Italian Olympic Committee , Giovanni Malago', said on Monday that AS Roma fans had to "accept their defeat" after the 1-0 Lazio victory at Sunday's derby evoked rage and...
View ArticleOsvaldo kicked off Italy team for insulting coach
Forward Pablo Osvaldo has been kicked off Italy's squad for upcoming matches and the Confederations Cup for insulting his club coach at Roma.
View ArticleHanson on Proconsuls
As Rome's armies conquered the shores of the Mediterranean by fits and starts between 300 and 100 B.C., the Republic began sending out provincial governors to rule with supreme executive powers, as if...
View ArticleGrillo blasts Italians who didn't vote for M5S
Rome, May 28 - Beppe Grillo on Tuesday blasted Italians who did not vote for his anti-establishment 5-Star Movement after it performed badly in local elections.
View ArticleGangnam Style rapper Psy booed during performance at soccer game
South Korean rapper Psy was recently booed at an Italian Cup Final where he performed his smashing hit song Gangnam Style .
View ArticleItaly tries to stop violence against women
US President Barack Obama has promised residents of tornado-stricken Oklahoma that the government will be behind them "every step of the way". Rome - Italy's lower chamber of parliament ratified a...
View ArticleTorre delle Milizie
Torre delle Milizie From Wikipedia The Torre delle Milizie is a fortified tower in Rome, Italy, located between the Trajan's Market in the Imperial fora to the east and the Pontifical University of...
View ArticleLegion of Christ, Regnum Christi begin stage of prayer and penance
Rome, Italy, May 29, 2013 / 04:04 pm .- The Legionaries of Christ and the members of Regnum Christi will enter a period of atonement and prayer in preparation for upcoming events that will determine...
View ArticleThis week in history: The Fall of Constantinople had profound consequences
On May 29, 1453, the Ottoman Turks took the city of Constantinople. The fall of the city signaled the end of the Byzantine empire, and had profound consequences for both Christian Europe and Islam.
View ArticleCiao, Roma! easyJet launches Tel Aviv-Rome flights
Low cost air carrier easyJet announced today that it will begin operating flights from Tel Aviv to Rome, starting September.
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