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The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Rome – The City Can Be Eternally Frustrating, Especially If You Live There
The Italian capital boasts endless architectural, cultural and historical treasures, but its sense of civic inertia and inadequate…
AI Tackles The Vatican’s Secrets
Even church archivists don’t know what mysteries lie hidden in the Vatican Secret Archives, since many of its…
10 Most Provocative Quotes From Pope Francis’ City Visits
In more than two years as head of the Roman Catholic Church, Francis has not shied from expressing…
The Most Fascinating City Squares In Italy
If you visit Italy you won’t be surprised to realize the wonder you will find in taking a…
United Nations At 74: What Is The UN, Anyway?
October 24 is United Nations (UN) Day, marking the day the organization came into existence. You typically see…
The 14 Epic Must-See Libraries Of The World
A cab driver once told me that, at the age of eight, he walked 10 miles from his…
Why The Only Future Worth Building Includes Everyone
A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His Holiness…
Head To These Top 10 2017 Easter Getaway This Weekend
Travel the world this Easter season to see how it is celebrated in a different country. From the…
The Top 10 Most Beautiful Christmas Trees In The World
So evergreen! So staggeringly tall! So twinkly! These are all exclamations worthy of the most beautiful Christmas trees…
The World’s Best Museums & Galleries To See Now
10. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands About 900,000 objects fill the Rijksmuseum, the largest collection of art and history in…
Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy
Benedict XVI leaves behind a complex legacy as a Pope and theologian. To many observers, Benedict, who died…
When The Mountain Is The Tree For Your Christmas
Every year on Christmas, the small medieval town of Gubbio, in northern Italy, lights up the world’s biggest…
Zürich Zürich… The Myths And Fun In Zürich
Ask the average person to name the party capital of Europe and Zürich probably would not top the…
The Hard Work Of Pope Francis’ Balancing Act
On his first visit to the United States, as well as addressing a joint session of Congress, Pope…
Spin Yourself Dizzy With The Great Spiral Stairs Of The World
Recently the Loretto Chapel was entered into the Atlas. The Santa Fe chapel is known for a very…
Why We Are Losing Time In Saving The Oceans From Climate Change
Until recently, you might be forgiven for thinking that the oceans were a trivial component of Earth’s climate…
Even The Pope Gets It – Carbon Markets Won’t Fix The Climate
Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment has quickly made him one of the world’s most significant figures in…
Secret Libraries Of Rome
Rome’s 2,500-year history means that even a trip to the corner drugstore turns into a brush with the…