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Italy professor says has found world’s oldest complete Torah
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian professor said on Wednesday he has identified what he believes is the world's oldest complete scroll of the Torah, containing the full text of the...
Italy professor says has found world’s oldest complete Torah
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian professor said on Wednesday he has identified what he believes is the world's oldest complete scroll of the Torah, containing the full text of the...
Bernardo Bertolucci says TV shows better than Hollywood now
ROME (Reuters) - When he was 12, Bernardo Bertolucci looked in a mirror and imagined himself as John Wayne. Now, at 73, he is confined to a wheelchair but is...
Vatican financial body investigating possible money laundering
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's new financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had detected six possible attempts to use the Holy See to launder money last year, citing this...
Vatican marks anniversary of 1972 attack on Michelangelo’s Pieta
VATICAN CITY -- Forty-one years ago, a crazed Hungarian named Laszlo Toth jumped an altar railing in St. Peter's Basilica and dealt 12 hammer blows to Michelangelo's Pieta, severely damaging...
Vatican marks anniversary of 1972 attack on Michelangelo’s Pieta
VATICAN CITY -- Forty-one years ago, a crazed Hungarian named Laszlo Toth jumped an altar railing in St. Peter's Basilica and dealt 12 hammer blows to Michelangelo's Pieta, severely damaging...
Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and...
Vatican to have pavilion at Venice Biennale modern art exhibit
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - For most people, the relationship between contemporary art and the Vatican - home of some of the world's greatest old masterpieces - is like oil and...
Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, and said many Christians were...
Kerry sees ‘short time’ to revive Middle East peace bid
ROME (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Wednesday that Washington hoped to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks within a short time frame, as he announced his fourth...