News from italy
Pope Francis said "The world does not become better because only apparently “perfect” people live there..."
July 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
During a recent Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said during his homily for the Jubilee of the Sick and disabled that “The world does not become better because only apparently “perfect” people live there... but when...
Migrants continue to be rescued off the coast of Sicily
July 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Migrants continue to be rescued off the coast of Sicily. Recently, more than 2,500 migrants were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard. Year-to-date close to 50,000 refugees have been pulled from boats trying to cross from Libya. The numbers arriving...
Pompeii’s Archaeological Superintendent is urging the government to use refugees to clean up some of Italy’s ruins
July 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Pompeii’s Archaeological Superintendent, Massimo Osanna, is urging the government to use refugees to clean up some of Italy’s ruins. “They already receive a daily rate from the government without being employed in any...
Colobraro has been dubbed Europe’s most cursed town
July 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Colobraro, in the southern Basilicata region of Italy has been dubbed Europe’s most cursed town. Chandeliers spontaneously crashing down, newborns born with two hearts and three lungs, tales of witches, and suspicious sudden landslides have...
Italy's new Prime Minister: Enrico Letta
June 2013 | Antonio & Brunella Barbati Minischetti
Enrico Letta, 46 years old, husband and father of three is Italy’s new Prime Minister. Born in Pisa, Letta has received training throughout Europe, from his childhood in Strasbourg, where he attended school, to graduating in International Law...