World War II Researchers Say 'Italian Schindler' Was A Myth
A group of Italian researchers who have studied troves of World War II documents have found no evidence that Giovanni Palatucci, a police official long credited as the "Italian Schindler," saved the...
View ArticleArt In Context: Venice Biennale Looks Past Pop Culture
Every two years for over a century, lovers of contemporary art convene in Venice for the oldest and largest noncommercial art exhibition in the world.The Venice Biennale has none of the glitz and...
View ArticleRome's New Mayor Wants The Monuments Pedestrian Friendly
On the first Saturday of August, a funny thing happened to 150,000 people on their way to the Roman Forum.While a pianist and sax player set the mood, people looked upward and watched anxiously as...
View ArticleItaly's First Black Minister Finds Herself A Target Of Slurs
When Cecile Kyenge became the first black government minister in Italian history, the appointment was hailed as a landmark for diversity. But since Kyenge became integration minister, she has been the...
View ArticleAi Weiwei Exhibit Shines Light On Time As Political Prisoner
Chinese dissident artist and architect Ai Weiwei is an outspoken critic of China's record on human rights. This year, Beijing prevented him from traveling to Venice for the first exhibition of a deeply...
View ArticleTortellini, The Dumpling Inspired By Venus' Navel
Tortellini — small circles of rolled dough folded around a filling — are one of the most renowned members of the Italian pasta family.
View ArticleOff The Tuscan Coast, Raising The Ill-Fated Costa Concordia
Weather permitting, one of the largest maritime salvage operations ever attempted will get underway Monday in the waters off of an Italian island.Twenty months ago, in January 2012, the Costa Concordia...
View ArticleIn A Church Built On Tradition, The Pope Likes Spontaneity
In the seven months since he was elected, Pope Francis has shaken up the Catholic world and beyond with off-the-cuff homilies, phone calls to ordinary folk and unscripted interviews. His Twitter...
View ArticleThe Vatican Reaches Out, A Cricket Match At A Time
Some 500 years after England's King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican is vowing to defeat the Church of England — not in the pews, but on the cricket pitch.The Vatican has...
View ArticleArchaeologists Unearth What May Be Oldest Roman Temple
Archaeologists excavating a site in central Rome say they've uncovered what may be oldest known temple from Roman antiquity.Along the way, they've also discovered how much the early Romans intervened...
View ArticleOn A Roman Street, Graffiti Celebrates 'SuperPope'
First, he's Time magazine's "Person of the Year." Then, he's Rolling Stone's cover story: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" in the Roman Catholic Church.Now, he's "SuperPope," the latest incarnation of...
View ArticleUN Report Raises Scathing Criticisms Of Vatican
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. The Vatican is angered by a UN report issued today that looks...
View ArticleA Theme Park For Foodies? Italians Say Bologna
Italy has more UNESCO world heritage sites than any other country in the world, and its art and cultural riches have drawn visitors for centuries.It also prides itself on being a culinary mecca, where...
View ArticleA Magnet For African Migrants, Italy Seeks A New Approach
With mild weather ahead, southern Europe is once again bracing for new boatloads of would-be migrants and asylum seekers from North Africa.Italy has borne the brunt of this migrant flow for two...
View ArticleOne Year Later, 'A Pope For All' Keeps Catholics Guessing
A year ago today, the world's 1.2 billion Catholics got their first Jesuit pope and the first from the global south. Taking the name Francis, he soon became one of the world's most popular...
View ArticleThe Sometimes Tricky Relations Between Popes And Presidents
President Obama meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, the 30th anniversary of formal relations between Washington and the Holy See, and against a backdrop of a sometimes turbulent history in...
View ArticleObama And Pope Meet For First Time At The Vatican
The elections of President Obama and Pope Francis made history — Obama as the first African-American U.S. president and the Argentine-born Jorge Bergoglio as the first non-European pope in centuries.
View ArticleIn First Visit To The Vatican, Obama Finds Himself Moved
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I'm Audie Cornish.President Obama says he was incredibly moved by his meeting...
View Article2,000 Buses Of Visitors: Rome Braces For Canonization Crowds
The day after Easter, St. Peter's Square was packed.Caramba Camarra, a Gambian volunteer with Opera Romana Pelligrinaggi, the Vatican-run pilgrimage agency, said he had never seen so many people lined...
View ArticleUN Committee Grills Vatican Officials On Sex Abuse
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: For the second time this year, Vatican officials were subjected to scathing questions by a U.N. panel. The questions focus on the church's handling of cases of sexual...
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