Pope, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic
Reuters - Sun Apr 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the worlds poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous". More»

Italy Sets Mandatory Quarantine For 16 Million People In Region Including Milan, Venice
Huffington Post - Sun Mar 8, 2020
Italy instituted a mandatory quarantine for 16 million people in the northern part of the country that includes Milan and Venice, in a desperate bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. More»

Extreme Heat of Vesuvius Eruption Turned a Man's Brain to 'Glass'
Geology - Fri Feb 28, 2020
A man who died in Herculaneum during the historic Vesuvius eruption was found with an exploded skull and glass-like brain tissue. More»

Women judges quashed rape verdict as alleged victim was 'too masculine'
CNN - Wed Mar 13, 2019
Rome - Hundreds of demonstrators protested outside an Italian court this week after it emerged that two men were acquitted of rape partly because the judges believed the alleged victim looked too "masculine. More»

Vatican diplomat to Washington recalled because of child-porn investigation
Washington Post - Thu Sep 14, 2017
US officials found evidence implicating a Vatican diplomat in a child-pornography case, the Vatican said Friday, leading officials in Rome to recall the priest to the Holy See. More»

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