Some 15 priceless paintings including a Mantegna, five Tintorettos and a Rubens were stolen from Verona’s Castelvecchio museum.
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#ParisAttacks: Florence reacts with solidarity
A thousand people gathered this morning, Saturday November 14, 2015, in front of the Consulate of France in Florence to witness support to French people after the attacks in Paris.
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Pope: The Church lives among the people
Pope Francis stressed the need for “the Church to live among the people and for them,” saying it should maintain a healthy contact with reality and peoples’ lives. The Pope’s comments came during his homily at an outdoor Mass celebrated in Florence on Tuesday (10th November).
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Pope Francis: Church to be restless, innovative
Pope Francis said Tuesday November 10, 2015, that he wanted to see the Italian Church be restless and innovative during a visit to Florence.
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Pope in Prato: combat cancer of corruption
Pope Francis Tuesday November 10, 2015, commenced his visit to the Tuscan cities of Prato and Florence with a call to be ready to journey with Christ, and an appeal against the exploitation of workers.
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Pope Francis in Prato, Florence: live streaming, live twitting
Wach live the Holy Father’s visit to Prato and Florence, Italy on 10 November for the Fifth National Congress of the Italian Church.
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Dubai’s Princess Haya gets the Giglio d’Oro
Dubai’s Princess Haya bent Al Hussein has received the prestigious 2015 Giglio d’Oro Award at a ceremony held in Florence, Italy.
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Holy Father’s visit to Prato, Florence programme
The programme of the Holy Father’s visit to Prato and Florence, Italy on 10 November for the Fifth National Congress of the Italian Church is conpletely defined.
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Florence awaits Pope with open heart, Betori said
The Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, said the one-day Papal visit is «a gift that the Florentines wait for with an open heart».
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The first great flood of Arno today… in 1333
The first great recorded flood of the Arno was today (November 4) in 1333. It killed more than 3,000 people, according to Giovanni Villani’s chronicle.
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