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by Elizabeth Ganl… | Mon, 04/02/2012 - 05:29

Easter is a wonderful time to explore Italy. Perhaps the most important holiday of all, Easter (Pasqua) is celebrated for a full week, with rites starting on…

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16 Babies Baptized by Benedict in Sistine Chapel

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 01/09/2012 - 01:29

16 lucky newborns had a very special baptism on Sunday when Pope Benedict blessed the babies himself after a historic mass in the Sistine Chapel.The chapel is…

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The Dashing Madonna - Easter in Abruzzo

by Nick Hankins | Thu, 03/20/2008 - 04:20

At Easter, the city of Sulmona in the Abruzzo bears witness to a solemn yet spectacularly joyous ritualRemote and hidden away, a couple of hours from Rome yet…

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Italy celebrates Easter

by ITALY | Sat, 04/15/2006 - 11:18

Throughout Italy Good Friday was celebrated in small towns and the big metropolis with a variety of traditional processions. Pope Benedict XVI led Catholics…