Atop Ancient Ruins, A Rock Opera About Emperor Nero Leaves Some Romans...
Nearly 2,000 years after he held sway over ancient Rome, a notorious emperor is again causing outrage. The reason: Italian authorities approved construction of a massive stage amid the ruins over the...
View ArticleAustralian Police Charge Catholic Cardinal George Pell With Sexual Assault
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Police in Australia have formally charged that country's highest-ranking Catholic with what they term historical sex crimes. Cardinal George...
View ArticleItaly's Coffee Culture Brims With Rituals And Mysterious Rules
Coffee — it's something many can't start the day without. In Italy, it is a cultural mainstay, and the country is perhaps the beverage's spiritual home. After all, Italy gave us the lingo — espresso,...
View ArticleBeer-Brewing Monks Are Helping Rebuild Earthquake-Devastated Town In Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTQTFW1Gdbs Large sections of Norcia's ancient walls lie in rubble. Its many centuries-old buildings are wrapped in steel girders, off-limits to the few people who visit...
View ArticlePainting Their Old Life Helps Them Build A New Life In Italy
African asylum seekers in Italy are becoming artists — and it's not only helping them cope with the trauma they've been through but also introducing their stories to the local community. In Europe's...
View ArticleThe Folk Music Festival That Started With A Spider Bite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjSfigb_4S0 The tarantella is a lively folk dance and musical style originating in southern Italy's Apulia region, the heel of the Italian geographic boot. Its name...
View ArticleRatko Mladic Found Guilty Of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The war crimes trial for a former Bosnian Serb leader ended today. The trial was at The Hague in the Netherlands. The crimes took place in...
View ArticleIn Bangladesh Visit, Pope Francis Again Does Not Mention Rohingya
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Pope Francis visited Bangladesh today. And in a meeting with dignitaries, he called for them to care for the plight of refugees. (SOUNDBITE OF...
View ArticlePope Francis Uses Christmas Message To Bring Up World Issues
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: And we're going to turn now to the Vatican. Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica today to deliver a Christmas Day message...
View ArticleThe Sistine Chapel Gets Its Own High-Tech Spectacle, With Music By Sting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IbAeb4NTyA One of Rome's must-see sights is the Vatican's Sistine Chapel — but it's usually so packed, visitors have a hard time absorbing the majesty and beauty of the...
View ArticleItaly's Role In The EU Questioned After New Government Is Formed
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Italy's president has allowed two populist parties to form a government there. It's a development that raises major questions about the...
View ArticleThis Room Is Thought To Have Been Michelangelo's Secret Hideaway And Drawing...
It was an art historian's chance discovery of a lifetime. Over 40 years ago, a museum director in Florence, Italy, found a hidden room whose walls were covered in drawings believed to be the work of...
View ArticleItalian Bridge Partially Collapses, Sending Vehicles Crashing Below
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Maybe you've seen the images already this morning - images out of Genoa, Italy, where a bridge that towers over buildings around it is...
View ArticleItalian Officials Say Dozens Of People May Have Died In Bridge Collapse
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Italians are mourning the victims of a devastating collapse of a heavily trafficked highway bridge over the city of Genoa Tuesday. Local...
View ArticlePope Francis Visits Ireland Amid Latest Clergy Sex Abuse Scandals
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Pope Francis is arriving in Ireland this weekend for what may turn out to be one of the most important trips of his papacy. The official...
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