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Vatican launches news app for smartphones
The Vatican has introduced a 'app' for smartphones, providing a free news feed. The new app, called Missio, provides news headlines from Fides, the news service sponsored by the Congregation for Evangelization, and from the Vatican news site: News.va. Officially launched by Pope Francis on May 17, the service is available for iPhone and Android platforms, in English, Italian, Spanish, ...
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American seminarians defend championship in Roman soccer tourney
A team of American seminarians has won the Clericus Cup, the annual soccer competition among Rome's seminaries. The "North American Martyrs" took the championship for the 2nd consecutive year with a 1-0 win in a match against Mater ...
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Veteran Italian demonstrator climbs out on dome of St. Peters
An Italian man climbed out onto the dome of St. Peter's basilica on Monday, May 20, in a dangerous political demonstration. Marcello Di Finizio unfurled a banner protesting new European Union regulations, and pleading for help from Pope Francis. He said that the new regulations would endanger his business as a bar owner. Di Finizio was arrested twice last year in similar demonstrations ...
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Giro dItalia dream still alive says Australias Cadel Evans
Italy Australian Cadel Evans said he has not thrown in the towel ahead of his bid to overthrow Italian race leader Vincenzo Nibali and win this year's Giro d'Italia.Evans, the 2011 Tour de France champion, is second overall at 1min 26sec behind Nibali heading into the final week of the race which features key mountain stages including an uphill time trial.Given he was only slated to ...
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British man dies after 300ft dive on Italian Second World War wreck
He was named locally as Paul Towning, from Doncaster, but neither the British embassy in Rome nor the Foreign Office would confirm his ...
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Giro dItalia win not impossible Evans
Cadel Evans hasn't given up hope of overthrowing Italian race leader Vincenzo Nibali to win this year's Giro d'Italia.Evans, the 2011 Tour de France champion, is second overall at 1min 26sec sec behind Nibali heading into the final week of the race which features key mountain stages including an uphill time trial.Given he was only slated to compete several weeks before the May 4 ...
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Italy coach Cesare Prandelli insists on a zero tolerance racism policy
Claudio Villa/Getty Images FLORENCE, Italy (AP) -Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says football must adopt a zero tolerance policy towards racism if it is to eradicate the problem from the sport. A number of Italian clubs have been punished for racist incidents recently. Prandelli says "it is a serious problem, a problem that is not only the national team's or ...
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Italys top politicians unite against homophobia
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called for a "firm and constant commitment" to battling prejudice against homosexuals, as Italy observed "Anti-Homopobia Day" on May 17. His statement was echoed by several other leading Italian political figures. "The state must take action, not only for recognition but also for protection of homosexuals' rights," said ...
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Rome March for Life Marks 35 Years of Legal Abortion in Italy
When We Lose Right to Life, We Lose All Rights, Says March SpokespersonBy Ann SchneibleROME, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - "We have to stand up for our next generation," said Rome's March for Life spokesperson, Virginia Nunziante, in an interview with ZENIT.Thirty-five years after the legalization of abortion in Italy, thousands of pro-life advocates are expected to gather in Rome ...
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A.M. Briefing | Nadal beats Federer Serena wins at Italian Open
Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the start and won 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. "Rafa was just too good today," Federer said. It tied for the second-most lopsided win in the series. Nadal improved to 20-10 in his career against Federer and showed once again ...
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Will Italys Fiat Become an American Company
) recently said that he was considering moving the company's headquarters out of Italy -- where it has been since 1899 -- to the United States. In this video, Fool.com contributor John Rosevear looks at why Fiat, which controls Detroit automaker Chrysler, might want to move to America -- and at what the implications would be for both Fiat and ...
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Pope statue unveiled in Italian potato field
NAPLES, Italy (AFP) – The first-ever statue of Pope Francis has been unveiled in a potato field near Naples — an unorthodox homage to the fact that the Argentine pope’s ancestors were farmers in northern Italy. The statue will be presented to the pope next month by Italian actor Barbato De Stefano, who comes from the village of Cicciano where it was presented and has financed ...
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Three more teams caught up in Italys racism crisis
The three racism incidents have underlined Italy's serious problem with discrimination in football, which shows no sign of being eradicated despite renewed efforts from the ...
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Allegri set for showdown talks on AC Milan future
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is set for showdown talks with Massimiliano Allegri on Wednesday to discuss the coach's future at the San ...
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Visconti claims the Giro dItalias snowy stage 15
Gian Mattia D'Alberto/AP COL DU GALIBIER, France (AP) -- A superb solo ride up the grueling Col du Galibier gave Giovanni Visconti the victory in a weather-affected 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, while favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead. Atrocious weather conditions once again altered the race course and heavy snow fell at the finish as ...
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Italys Ischia Fest to Honor Winx Club Creator Straffi Unveils First Films
, the director, writer, and producer behind Italy’s most successful animated films, will be honored as the filmmaker of the year at the Ischia Global Film and Music Festival, organizers said Monday, also naming the first six films that will screen at the summer ...
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Eat Drink Italy with Vic Rallo
New Jersey restaurateur and raconteur who is at once charming, intrepid, confident and humble. His enthusiasm for the information he shares about Italian ingredients, technique, and history is contagious, with the potential to convert even the most casual pizza eater into an Italophile "foodie." Rallo grew up in a restaurant family, ...
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Abbiati extends Milan deal
The 35-year-old has played 322 games for Milan since joining the club from Monza in 1998, while also spending time on loan at Juventus, Torino and Atletico ...
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Ohio University Band Gives Vatican Taste Of America
VATICAN CITY, May 10 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Priests and Vatican employees opened their office windows this afternoon to find out why they were hearing trumpets and drums, and in the piazza below them they discovered the University of Ohio marching band."We thought it would be a very epic way to perform, you know. And a lot of people came to watch us," 22-year-old trumpet player Jenna Smith ...
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Joint Vatican City State and Argentina Stamps Presented to Pontiff
Stamps Dedicated to Beginning of Pope Francis PontificateBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis was presented with the stamps issued jointly between the Vatican City State and Argentina, which are dedicated to the beginning of his pontificate. The presentation was made this morning in the Library of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The four stamps in the set, ...
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Pope Francis Makes Telephone Call to Italian President
Expresses Gratitude and Admiration to Newly Re-elected Head of StateBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 25, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The Holy Father made a telephone call yesterday to Giorgio Napolitano, the newly re-elected president of the Italian Republic. Napolitano had recently sent a telegram to Pope Francis, wishing him well during the Feast of St. George on Tuesday.St. George is the ...
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Three More Teams Caught Up in Italys Racism Crisis
(Reuters) - AS Roma and Inter Milan have been fined 50,000 euros after fans chanted racist abuse on the final day of Serie A on Sunday, hours before Fiorentina supporters heckled AC Milan's black striker Mario Balotelli. The three racism incidents have underlined Italy's serious problem with discrimination in football, which shows no sign of being eradicated despite renewed efforts from ...
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Reid wins wheelchair tennis event in Rome with victory over singles world number two
May 20 - British wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid claimed a superb victory at the Internazionale d'Italia in Rome by beating singles world number two Stphane Houdet 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final. The 21-year-old from Scotland, who is ranked sixth in the world, lost the opening set to his French rival but battled back superbly to take the next two sets and win his third tournament of the ...
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Prandelli Racism is everyones problem not just Italys
Manchester City striker, and Prandelli insists more must be done to combat the issue as it is prevalent beyond the borders of Italy."This is not just a problem ...
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Armani DG struck off Milan fashion week roster
Top Italian designers Giorgio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana can no longer be on the official programme of Milan Fashion Week because they are not due-paying members of the national fashion chamber, the head of the association said Monday."If they want to organise fashion shows they can do so on their own," Mario Boselli, head of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, told ...
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Italy heavily involved in multi billion euro South Stream project
Italy’s natural gas company ENI is a major investor in the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, but the infrastructure development is being held up by a number of trans-national issues, which the Italian government believes is detrimental to the country’s energy security.
South Stream is the name of the transit pipeline that is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Southern Europe, bypassing Belarus and the Ukraine. It has been highlighted by Prime Minister Berlusconi as important for the energy needs of Italy as it will eliminate the so-called ‘middle man’ and enhance the security of our energy supply, an issue that was underscored in 2005 when ongoing business disputes between Russia and the Ukraine spilled over into trans-national political issues. Read more
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