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New Books Allege Years Of Financial Mismanagement At The Vatican
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now to the Vatican, which is embroiled in another scandal. Two books coming out this week allege long-running...
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During Pope's First Stop In Africa, Climate's On His Mind
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Pope Encounters Resistance On Some Reforms
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When Pope Francis was elected two years ago, he had a mandate from the College of Cardinals: restore...
View ArticleWith New Cardinals, Pope Aims To Widen Horizons Of Church Leadership
The Vatican was a sea of red vestments Saturday, as Pope Francis formally elevated 20 new cardinals. In a solemn ceremony known as a consistory, the second in Francis' two-year-old papacy, he presided...
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Italian Island Bears The Brunt Of Migrant Surge From Libya
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Italy has become an unwilling refuge for thousands of people fleeing chaos in the Arab world. Libya, just...
View ArticleDutch Soccer Fans Vandalize Rome's La Barcaccia Fountain
Some 7000 fans of the Rotterdam soccer team Feyenoord are believed to have traveled to Rome for yesterday's Europa League game against AS Roma.The game ended in a draw, 1-1, a needed anticlimax after...
View ArticleJames Bond Meets His Match — The Roman Cobblestone
The headline in today's La Repubblica was, "The streets of Rome bring Bond to a standstill — car hits pothole, Craig suffers head injury."The newspaper reported that the accident occurred while actor...
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For Women's Day, Group Takes A Messge To The Vatican
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today is International Women's Day, and the Vatican is opening its doors to a group of women from all over the...
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Vatican Says Ransom Sought For Missing Michelangelo Letters
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View ArticleArchitect Renzo Piano: The Future Of Europe's Cities Is In The Suburbs
Architect Renzo Piano spends one week a month in his hometown of Genoa, Italy. His house-workshop is perched 300 feet above the Mediterranean Sea and can only be reached by a glass-enclosed funicular...
View ArticleRome's Plan For Prostitutes Upsets Sex Workers And The Catholic Church
On Rome's southern outskirts, EUR is a middle- and upper-middle class neighborhood full of parks and office buildings. With tens of thousands of people coming and going every day, the neighborhood has...
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Latest Mediterranean Incident Highlights Italy's Migrant Crisis
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: I'm Linda Wertheimer. In just the last week, Italy has rescued some 11,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty...
View ArticleFor Europe-Bound Migrants, Desperation Outweighs Risks
After a two-month wait in Libya, Hassan Silla, a 35-year-old from Sierra Leone, made the sea crossing from northern Africa to southern Italy on a smuggler's boat last February.As one of 76 migrants on...
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Relentless Flow Of Migrants Causes Alarm In Italy
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View ArticleRome's Cinematic 'Dream Factory' Ramps Up Production Once Again
It's just 15 miles south of Rome, but it looks more like ancient Jerusalem.Welcome to the vast backlot at Cinecittà, the sprawling movie metropolis where the original Ben-Hurwas filmed, and a remake is...
View ArticleItaly's Berlusconi Discovers Social Media As A Campaign Tool
Italy holds regional elections Sunday, and one politician trying to make a comeback is the scandal-plagued former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi.Taking his cue from Italy's digitally savvy young...
View ArticleAt World's Fair In Italy, The Future Of Food Is On The Table
For the next six months, Italy is hosting a dinner party — and the entire world is invited to attend.The event, called Expo Milano 2015, is the latest World's Fair. This year's theme is "feeding the...
View ArticleWill Pope's Much-Anticipated Encyclical Be A Clarion Call On Climate Change?
In April this year, on Earth Day, Pope Francis urged everyone to see the world through the eyes of God, as a garden to cultivate."May the way people treat the Earth not be guided by greed,...
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Pope Francis Arrives In U.S. After Visit To Cuba
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Pope Francis arrived today for his first-ever trip to the United States. President Obama and the first last...
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Italians Concerned By Austria's Plan To Add Border Controls
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