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Leading article: Heavy hand of RomeThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has travelled to Rome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Dutch Cardinal Johannes Willebrands, a campaigner for the unification of Christianity. But when Dr Williams... In this article: Rome, Rowan Williams, Anglicanism, Catholic Church, The Vatican, Catholicism, Christianity, Pontiff, and Church of England |
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Sunday Mirror | 12 hours ago
Feeling gladiator all over on a city break to Rome
...of it - you can feel it on every street corner and in each of the many historical sights around the city. But the Colosseum is probably what Rome is really known for. Best time to see the outside is early evening, as the sun is low in the sky...
In this article: Michelangelo, Federico Fellini, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin McKidd, Rome, La Dolce Vita, Cinecitta, and Second World War
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Reuters | 18 hours ago
Rome to remain core Acea shareholder, mayor says
The municipality of Rome will remain the shareholder of reference in Rome utility Acea <ACE.MI> despite the passage of a law this week to liberalise the water sector in Italy, Mayor Gianni Alemanno said on Friday. Parliament on Thursday...
In this article: Gianni Alemanno and Italy
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 23 hours ago
Anglican leader tries to mend fences in Rome
...Reinfeldt, who holds the rotating EU presidency; and Catherine Ashton of Britain after ThursdayaEUR™s vote. Photo: Reuters ROME: The Archbishop of Canterbury has pleaded with Catholics to set aside their differences with Anglicans...
In this article: Anglicans, Rowan Williams, Catholicism, God, Roman Catholic, Gregorian University, and EU
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Guardian | 1 day ago
Graphic confusion in Rome Andrew Brown
Graphic confusion in Rome | Andrew Brown Among the stranger Anglican blogs out there is The Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley, which has published a flow chart that will be helpful to anyone trying to understand the choices facing the Anglican...
In this article: Anglican, Forward in Faith, Vatican, God, Traditional Anglican Communion, Saint Patrick, Church of England, and Osservatore Romano
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Struggling Anglican leader in Rome for papal talks
...to downplay the implications of the Vatican's unprecedented invitation for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church as he arrived in Rome for his first talks with the pope on the new policy. Archbishop Rowan Williams' three-day visit,...
In this article: Anglicans, Vatican, Rowan Williams, Catholic Church, John Hepworth, Walter Kasper, Catholicism, and Traditional Anglican Communion
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sportinglife | 1 day ago
AGENT: ROMA WANT PAVLYUCHENKO
Pavlyuchenko - could be set to leave Tottenham. The agent of Roman Pavlyuchenko claims Roma director Daniele Prade has flown to England this week to discuss the Tottenham striker's possible transfer. Pavlyuchenko has made no secret of...
In this article: Roman Pavlyuchenko, Robbie Keane, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, White Hart Lane, London, and England
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | 2 days ago
Portraits Of European Apartheid: Photographs from Seven Years with the Roma
...which minorities are discriminated against and persecuted," Jelpke said. "The unemployment rate among the Roma there is close to 100 percent. The Roma children who have grown up in Germany often can't speak Albanian and have no real prospects...
In this article: Kosovo, Germany, Amnesia, Hungary, Marie Claire magazine, and India
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Times Online | 4 days ago
Zaha Hadid's museum opens in Rome
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Zaha Hadid's museum opens in Rome Designed in 1999, Hadid's Maxxi building is still incomplete as Rome's grandiose building plans grind to a halt Tom Dyckhoff Was it worth the wait?
In this article: Zaha Hadid, Ara Pacis, Richard Meier, and Walter Veltroni
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AP Online | 5 days ago
Iran's first lady makes rare speech at Rome summit
ROME (AP) - Iran's first lady made rare public appearance and even more rare, a speech, at a Rome forum on the eve of a U.N. summit to fight hunger beginning Monday. The wife of Iranian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad almost never appears in public...
In this article: FAO, Iran, Suzanne Mubarak, U.N., Hosni Mubarak, Gaza, Tehran, and Cairo
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Rome (IPA: /roʊm/; Roma, ; Roma) is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality (central area), with over 2.7 million residents in 1285.3 km2, while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million. It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber river. The city has been one of history's most powerful and important centres, being the home of the emperor during the Roman Empire and the Italian government. The city also has a significant place in Christianity and is the present day home of the Roman Catholic Church and the site of the Vatican City, an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church. Due to this, the city has often been nicknamed "Caput Mundi" (Latin for "Capital of the World") and "The Eternal City". Also, Rome is widely regarded as one of the world's most beautiful ancient cities.
The city hosted the 1960 Olympic Games, with great success, and is also an official candidate for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union, and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum are amongst the world's 50 most visited tourist destinations (the Vatican Museums receiving 4.2 million tourists and the Colosseum receiving 4 million tourists every year).
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