Pope hopes to visit Turkey in 2025 to mark 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea
Pope Francis says he hopes to travel to Turkey next year to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, ...
An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says
Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year ...
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
Excavators first unearthed the barracks in the late 1700s. Among the ruins they found a bronze helmet ... But many have ...
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Ocasio-Cortez: RFK Jr. would take US back to ‘1700s, 1800s’
the 1700s, 1800s,” Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday during an interview on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut.” “I mean, this is serious. But on top of that, if you’re a Republican that voted for Donald ...
Historians Got It Wrong: New DNA Evidence From Pompeii Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Ancient Rome
New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins ...
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Marking 1,700 years, Rome’s cathedral and first public church testify to Christianity’s perseverance
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, celebrates Mass for the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and South Korea at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome ...
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Discovering Rome’s hidden treasures with an AI virtual assistant
Antonio Preiti, himself a citizen of Rome, was also using his smartphone in front of the Pantheon. He opened a conversation with a simple question: Is there a quiet, historic place nearby where we can ...
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Marking 1,700 years, Rome's cathedral testifies to Christianity's perseverance
Members of confraternities and sodalities, wearing their capes, join Pope Francis for Mass on the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ in Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran June 2, 2024. Nov. 9 ...
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German man receives 1,700 letters from the tax office
Most people dread a letter from the tax office (Finanzamt). So spare a thought for the German man who got 1,700 of them. In an administrative meltdown worthy of a Franz Kafka novel, the mountain ...
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The Events of the 2025 Jubilee in Rome
The 2025 Jubilee in Rome will bring together pilgrims from around the globe for a year filled with spiritual renewal and community. With a lineup of 36 main events, each celebrating different aspects ...
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No, Trump Is Not the End of US Democracy. It Never Existed.
Trump and his populists may well represent this tendency. Rome wasn’t built in a day; neither was it destroyed. Trump may not be our Caligula, but he could be our Sulla, if first-century BC Dictator ...
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8 things people get wrong about ancient Rome
From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust. Many Roman statues appear starkly white today.