Pope Benedict XVI has inducted 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals. Florence Archbishop Giuseppe Betori was among those who were officially elevated to the new role. Betori, 65 next saturday, was Secretary General of the CEI from April 2001 to October 2008 and appointed archbishop of the Tuscan city in September 2008.
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Costa Concordia, Tuscany invites tourists to Giglio
The Italian region of Tuscany invites tourists to visit the shipwrck island of Costa Concordia, Isola del Giglio. “We will ensure that the island of Giglio is favoured in our campaigns but the main promotion is for everyone to make a gesture of love by going to Giglio,” said Cristina Scaletti, head of Tuscany’s tourism department.
Debating the Hungarian Constitution at the EUI
Participants and observers of the Hungarian constitution making process will come to the EUI to discuss the making of the Hungarian Constitution. The roundtable discussion will focus on fundamental issues linked to the Hungarian Constitution: the Fundamental Law of Hungary that went into force on 1 January 2012 has attracted a great deal of criticism and debate worldwide.
25,000 subscriptions for “Firenze card”
Since it was established in January last year, the “Firenze card” has reached 25,000 subscriptions, said Mayor Matteo Renzi. A figure higher than initial expectations. The Firenze Card grants admission to the major museums, villas and historical gardens in Florence.
New icy weather warning throughout the province
A new bad weather warning was issued. Icy weather in the province of Florence has resulted in the Tuscany Region issuing a weather warning from midnight today until February 16 throughout the entire province.
The city council failed to discuss Fallaci’s memory
For the second week in a row the city council of Florence failed to discuss a political motion to engage the Mayor Matteo Renzi to dedicate a street to Oriana Fallaci, journalist and writer famous throughout the world. To create political embarrassment in Italian left parites the articles and books against Islamic fundamentalism, written in the last years of her life.
Strong wind in the city. No snow so far
Currently, the most consistent snowfalls in the province of Florence are concentrated in the territory of Mugello. Absent or weak in the rest of the territory. Snow is not falling in the city of Florence. The minimum temperature is recorded at the Giogo Pass with -8.5° C with strong winds up to 90km/h.
The Blizzard is coming, weather alert confirmed
The weather alert issued by Protezione civile last week is confirmed. Snow, ice and wind will hit the city of Florence and Tuscany region from tomorrow, Friday, February 10, until next Tuesday, February 14. The “blizzard” is coming during the night. The Siberian wind never reached Tuscany in the last 11 years.
Italy-Kuwait association, mission for the elections
Kuwait’s Ministry of Information has invited a delegation from the Italy-Kuwait Association to the capital, Kuwait City, to monitor the final stage of the election campaign and the parliamentary elections. The Florence-based association has announced that the mission is ended yesterday.
Snow and ice in Florence over the centuries
This winter is one of the coldest in decades. But snow and ice have been “regular” events in the history of Florence. There are books that tell snowfall since the Middle Ages. Giorgio Vasari wrote about Piero de’ Medici, the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. He asked to Michelangelo to do “a statue that was beautiful” in the courtyard of his palace after the “big snow” of 1493.