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Stunning Pompeii house owned by two ex-slaves opens to public

The restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii which belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade has opened to the public.

Irish Independent

Pope praises Benedict’s ‘acute and gentle thought’ ahead of funeral

Pope Francis has praised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” as he presided over a general audience in the Vatican while thousands paid tribute to the former pope on the final day of public viewing of his body in St Peter’s Basilica.

Irish Independent

Tens of thousands view Pope Benedict lying in state at Vatican

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body is lying in state in St Peter’s Basilica as thousands of people file by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago.

Irish Independent

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Aide recounts Benedict’s last words

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words were “Lord, I love you,” his long-time secretary said, quoting a nurse who helped care for the 95-year-old former pontiff in his final hours.

Irish Independent

Pope holds New Year’s Day Mass as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict

Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven as he presided over a special New Year’s Day Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in retirement at the Vatican.

Irish Independent

Russia protests at Pope’s comments as Vatican seeks to mediate

Russia has lodged a formal protest with the Vatican over Pope Francis’s latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine, in which the pontiff blamed most of the cruelty on Chechens and other minorities in an apparent effort to spare ethnic Russian troops from criticism.

Irish Independent

Gentileschi’s 1616 nude to be digitally ‘unveiled’

Art restorers in Florence have begun a six-month project to clean and virtually “unveil” a long-censored nude painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most prominent women in the history of Italian art.

Irish Independent

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Gladiator star Russell Crowe named ‘ambassador of Rome in the world’

Russell Crowe, who won a best actor Oscar for portraying a gladiator in the 2000 film of the same name, has been feted in the city which is home to the Colosseum where real gladiators clashed in the time of the Roman Empire.

Irish Independent

As a divided Italy heads to the polls, a sharp right turn is likely

Italians will soon vote in national elections and the country will have its 70th government since the founding of the republic in 1946.

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Tuchel sacking was due to lack of shared vision: Chelsea owner Todd Boehly

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp mocked Todd Boehly's idea of All-Star Game in the English Premier League

The Hindu

Briefly-serving Pope John Paul I beatified

Pope Francis has beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I – a briefly serving pontiff who distinguished himself with his humility and cheerfulness, and whose abrupt death in his bedroom in 1978 shocked the world and fuelled suspicions for years about his demise.

Irish Independent

Romanian teenager David Popovici breaks 13-year-old world record for men's 100m freestyle at European titles

A swimming world record that has stood since the days of the 'super suits' has finally gone, with a 17-year-old Romanian swimmer setting a new mark for the blue riband event, the 100m freestyle, in Rome.

ABC News

Why the Pope's visit is important to all Canadians

For whom did Pope Francis really organize his July 24-29 trip to Canada?

The Conversation

Italian PM Draghi sets conditions to remain in office

Italian Premier Mario Draghi has said the spontaneous popular support for his government is “unprecedented and impossible to ignore”, as he weighed up appeals to rescind his resignation, which he offered after a coalition partner triggered a government crisis.

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Vatican releases details of Pope’s planned visit to Canada

The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada next month, signalling he intends to go ahead with the trip despite knee problems that forced him to cancel a visit to Africa.

Irish Independent

Pope to visit Canada and apologise for church’s abuse of Indigenous people

Pope Francis plans to visit Canada this summer to apologise for the abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic church – despite struggling with a bad knee.

Irish Independent

Pope prays for end to ‘sacrilegious’ war and urges kindness to refugees

Pope Francis prayed for an end to the “sacrilegious” war in Ukraine and urged the world to show kindness and compassion to refugees as he concluded a two-day visit to Malta that was dominated by his concern for the devastation unleashed by Russia’s invasion.

Irish Independent

Pope prays for kindness to refugees as Malta visit ends

Pope Francis prayed for the world to show more kindness and compassion to refugees as he paid tribute in Malta on Sunday to the shipwrecked St Paul and met migrants who, like the apostle, arrived on the Mediterranean island and were welcomed.

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Pope condemns Putin over Russia’s ‘infantile’ war in Ukraine

Pope Francis has said he is considering a visit to Kyiv as he condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a “savage” war.

Irish Independent

Limping Pope arrives in Malta to highlight migrant challenge

A limping Pope Francis has arrived in the Mediterranean island nation of Malta for a pandemic-delayed weekend visit, aiming to draw attention to Europe’s migration challenge that has become more stark with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Winter Olympics ski jumping a death-defying spectacle

In one of the most visually spectacular sports on the planet, ski jumpers perform death-defying feats each time they descend the ramp.

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