ROME -- Father Michael Lapsley, is an Anglican priest who fought against apartheid in South Africa, with heavy consequences. He lost both his hands and an eye after receiving a letter bomb, and is now devoted to healing the country.
Speaking at the American University of Rome on Jan. 27, the ‘Day of memory’, anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, he said his life was “a journey from becoming a freedom fighter to becoming a healer.”
ROME -- In a city dominated by monuments from Christian and Ancient Rome, the proposal for the construction of the capital’s first Holocaust museum has finally been given a unanimous stamp of approval by officials, bearing witness to a frequently-ignored, dark chapter of Italian history. The announcement, made yesterday by Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno, coinciding with the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, came after years of delays and prevarication.
ROME -- AC Milan set up a tantalising semi-final fixture with Juventus in the Coppa Italia with a 3-1 quarter-final win at home against Lazio on Thursday night.
The game started in explosive fashion in the San Siro and produced three goals in the first half an hour.
Milan were behind after only five minutes when Lazio's Frenchman Djibril Cissé was on the end of an inch-perfect cross from Alvaro Rafael Gonzalez to skillfully volley the ball past Marco Amelia in the Milan goal.
ROME– Statuesque Moroccan actress Samya Abbary spearheaded a fond farewell party this week by Roman friends for Israeli Ambassador Gideon Meir whose request to stay at his post for yet another year in Rome sadly was rebuffed by the Israeli foreign ministry given his close connections to the scandal-tainted "bunga bunga" reign of Silvio Berlusconi, diplomatic sources say.
ROME -- Irish artist Michelle Rogers’ collection of art was seized by Italian officials in 2010 as part of a fraud investigation into telecommunications operator, Fastweb. Massimo Micucci, owner of the Aequalis Gallery where the paintings were being displayed was arrested as part of that investigation and the paintings confiscated. Two years on they are still under lock and key.
ROME -- Friday saw the long awaited and much leaked liberalisation decree. It is supposed to be the first step in the Crescitalia (“Grow Italy”) process that Prime Minister Mario Monti promised would follow his Salva Italia (“Save Italy”) austerity measures. He reckons that there are three obstacles to Italian economic growth: insufficient market competition, inadequate infrastructure and excessive bureaucracy. The decree was supposed to address the first two problems.
ROME -- “Sites, applications and networks can help man pray and meditate,” Pope Benedict XVI said in a message to mark the 46th World Day of Social Communications. “Short messages, often no more than brief Bible verse, can be used to express deep thoughts,” he said, in reference to social media sites such as Twitter on which users post messages in 140 characters or less.
LONDON -- The world must act now to prevent a ‘1930s moment’ and a ‘downward spiral’ into economic catastrophe, said the International Monetary Fund recently. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said the global economy faced a ‘defining moment’ in the battle to avert a rerun of the Great Depression.
ROME -- The capital is set to get a taste of Albanian culture as plans are announced for the opening of a Cultural Institute to promote the country’s historical, literary and artistic heritage, official Italian news agency ANSA has reported.
The Institute will be named after 16th century Catholic Albanian writer Archbishop Pjeter Bogdani, who played a crucial role in the defence of Christianity in Europe and in the resistance against the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.
ROME -- Yet another soccer corruption scandal has added to the topicality of Simon Martin’s book which traces the connections between sport and society in Italy. Surveying the history of Italy together with its sporting history is a tricky task and he succeeds better at some points than at others.
ROME -- Father Michael Lapsley, is an Anglican priest who fought against apartheid in South Africa, with heavy consequences. He lost both his hands and an eye after receiving a letter bomb, and is now devoted to healing the country.
Speaking at the American University of Rome on Jan. 27, the ‘Day of memory’, anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, he said his life was “a journey from becoming a freedom fighter to becoming a healer.”
ROME -- In a city dominated by monuments from Christian and Ancient Rome, the proposal for the construction of the capital’s first Holocaust museum has finally been given a unanimous stamp of approval by officials, bearing witness to a frequently-ignored, dark chapter of Italian history. The announcement, made yesterday by Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno, coinciding with the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, came after years of delays and prevarication.
ROME -- AC Milan set up a tantalising semi-final fixture with Juventus in the Coppa Italia with a 3-1 quarter-final win at home against Lazio on Thursday night.
The game started in explosive fashion in the San Siro and produced three goals in the first half an hour.
Milan were behind after only five minutes when Lazio's Frenchman Djibril Cissé was on the end of an inch-perfect cross from Alvaro Rafael Gonzalez to skillfully volley the ball past Marco Amelia in the Milan goal.
ROME– Statuesque Moroccan actress Samya Abbary spearheaded a fond farewell party this week by Roman friends for Israeli Ambassador Gideon Meir whose request to stay at his post for yet another year in Rome sadly was rebuffed by the Israeli foreign ministry given his close connections to the scandal-tainted "bunga bunga" reign of Silvio Berlusconi, diplomatic sources say.
LONDON -- The world must act now to prevent a ‘1930s moment’ and a ‘downward spiral’ into economic catastrophe, said the International Monetary Fund recently. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said the global economy faced a ‘defining moment’ in the battle to avert a rerun of the Great Depression.
ROME – Captain Charles Ridley, a soldier and top foreign correspondent for United Press International, climaxed an extraordinary career with a worldwide scoop by breaking the news of the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, and was a colourful inspiration for his fellow reporters.
ROME -- The 2011, 48th editionof the Festival di Nuova Consonanza - Title Ri / ModulAzione - is based on impermanence. The program specifically aims at exploring the relationship and connection between music and different historical contexts. There is music that establishes a contact with history and music that breaks with it and looks the other way, but they all represent several expressions that characterize our days, like a fresco.
LONDON -- Roger Federer leads the title short-list as the last act of the 11-month ATP season is played out in London at the eight-man World Tour Finals. The Swiss who owns five of the year-end trophies and is defending one from 2010, is on the best form of any of the field after having won his last two events in his hometown of Basel and the Paris Masters.
ROME -- The Roman branch of The Samaritans needs urgent help in order for the charity to continue supporting those in need of emotional assistance.
The Association of British Expats in Italy recently nominated The Samaritans Onlus, Rome Branch as its chosen charity for the next Calendar year. The Samaritans provide telephone support to people in emotional difficulty. President of the Association, Gareth Horsfall, said that they chose The Samaritans after receiving an urgent message from the charity, for once in need of help itself.
ROME -- The UN Security Council Resolution on women and peace and security has now been in place for 11 years, but international women’s organisations say governments are still "dragging their feet" in implementing it.
