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What is the Avignon Papacy? Pentagon's Medieval Church Reference That Reportedly Alarmed the Vatican

The Avignon Papacy has resurfaced in reports of a Pentagon meeting with a Vatican envoy, where a historical reference allegedly raised alarm within the Holy See during strained US–Vatican relations.

International Business Times UK

Meet Diocletian – the Roman emperor who retired to grow cabbages

Very few Roman emperors died natural deaths. Most were assassinated, some died in battle and one was even struck by lightning. Some emperors sensed the danger and got out of Rome altogether.

The Conversation

This survival RPG with Stardew Valley-like visuals, published by Minecraft and Valheim veterans, was a Steam Next Fest hit, and it's finally releasing next month

Romestead launches in early access very soon

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Paving the way: Rome Colosseum renovation reveals structures hidden for centuries

Visitors to Rome's Colosseum now have a new chance to step back into history thanks to a renovation project that's unearthed several entrance columns that have been buried for hundreds of years.

Euronews

‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’: Trump’s genocide threat against Iran was another new low for America

Around 153 BCE, Cato the Elder, one of Rome’s most prominent senators, began ending every single one of his speeches with the same words: “Carthago delenda est”, or “Carthage must be destroyed”.

The Conversation

Parts of UK hotter than Ibiza and Rome as temperatures break 80-year record

Temperatures reached a high of 26.6C in Kew Gardens, southwest London, the Met Office said

The Independent UK

Rain and cooler weather to return after UK enjoyed record warm temperatures

Wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far and marked the hottest day recorded in the first half of April since 1946, the Met Office said.

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Major US airline unveils new Dreamliner business class ‘plush’ upgrade on flights to Rome and London

The new suite is a revolution for the carrier, whose previous top-tier seat was a recliner

The Independent UK

Ancient Romans were obsessed with a plant said to be contraception and aphrodisiac. Then one day, it went extinct

Roman leader Julius Caesar is said to have kept a stock of it in the treasury. Ancient writer Pliny the Elder says Rome’s Emperor Nero owned the last stalk of it.

The Conversation

Despairing at the state of the world? The ancient Greeks and Romans knew the feeling

If you’re feeling fed up with the way things are in the world, then, no matter your politics, you are experiencing an emotion people have felt for millennia.

The Conversation

Nuns who broke back into their Austrian convent ‘are step closer to being able to stay’

Plan for three nuns who escaped from care home last year to go to Rome thought to be positive sign of Vatican’s decision

The Guardian - UK

Harry Clark Goes to Rome review – so lovely you’ll be weeping buckets

The Traitors winner is a gift to the camera as he takes a deeply moving trip to the Vatican. But it is his relationship with his mother that really tugs at the heartstrings

The Guardian - UK

‘An unacceptable disgrace’: anger and sadness as Italy miss out on World Cup again

Italian fans and politicians reacted with a mixture of fury and dismay after Italy’s playoff defeat to Bosnia c on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Harry Clark says Rome documentary made him ‘want to be a better person’

The 25-year-old visits the Italian capital and Vatican City in a bid to reconnect with his Catholic faith.

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7 People Who Were Said To Return From The Dead Before Jesus

For thousands of years, people across different civilizations have told stories about someone who crossed the line between life and death and somehow returned. Long before Jesus, ancient cultures already had myths about gods, heroes, and sacred figures who were believed to come back after dying or disappearing. These stories…

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Nestled in Rome's Most Magical Piazza, This Grand Tour-Era Hotel Captures the City's Layered Heritage Into a "Gesamtkunstwerk" — With Help From Its 'Sun-Baked' Palette

"You can travel emotionally through architecture and interior design, through atmospheres, scents, music, textures, or even the way light enters a space," designer Hugo Toro says of his intention for Orient Express La Minerva

Euronews

Huge crowds protest against Trump in 'No Kings' rallies in the US and abroad

Organisers said at least eight million people participated in more than 3,300 events across all 50 US states.

Marie Claire

Tom Holland Is at the Center of His Rumored Wife Zendaya's Rome Shopping Trip Outfit

Cuffed jeans, The Row loafers, a special baseball cap, and a gold wedding band.

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Zendaya's "Something Borrowed" for Her Rome 'The Drama' Premiere Is Cate Blanchett's Most-Worn Armani Privé Dress

Thank you, Cate Blanchett.

Euronews

Lille clinches bid to host EU Customs Authority

EU lawmakers voted on Wednesday to designate the French city of Lille as the headquarters of the upcoming European Customs Authority, beating Italy’s bid to host it in Rome.

Euronews

Barefoot peace march brings Palestinian and Israeli mothers together in Rome

Palestinian and Israeli mothers led a barefoot march in Rome, joined by dozens of women calling for peace.

The Independent UK

I live in Malta but exploring it on a cruise revealed a totally different side to the archipelago

Despite being a local, it wasn’t until Ally Wybrew took a cruise around the Maltese islands that she truly appreciated the magnitude of their history and natural beauty

The Guardian - UK

‘Was that an earthquake?’ Italy’s great psychogeographer tackles the Vesuvius-haunted Naples tourists seldom see

His films about Rome’s ringroad and the islanders and refugees of Lampedusa have won awards. Now Gianfranco Rosi is completing his trilogy, capturing a Naples ‘that is not immediately there’

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: World heading for ‘worse energy crisis than 1970s’

World heading for energy crisis ‘worse than 70s oil shocks and Ukraine combined’ Why GPS interference is causing chaos in the Middle East Rome gas explosion leaves three in hospital after ‘everything destroyed’ China developing submersibles to take tourists on deep sea dives Deadly floods kill five people in Oman…

The Guardian - US

‘A very basic human desire to want some control’: US exhibition explores the power of magic

Objects that were believed to have some form of magic effect are part of an exhibition exploring how ancient cultures tried to change the world around them

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