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    Saints Exhibition Welcomes Pope Francis to Milan

    Samantha Janazzo(March 28, 2017)
    Holy Father came to Milano for a brief visitation packed with insightful speeches, blessings of the less fortunate, and a 44 piece art exhibition in Palazzo Reale to last until early June. The exhibit includes 44 artistic works, including pieces by Titian and Guercino and "Ecstasy of St. Francis of Assisi," a work recovered last year from an earthquake-ravaged church in Accumoli.
  • Art & Culture

    Friar Francis. The Founder of Italian Literary Tradition

    Stefano Albertini(November 25, 2014)
    What makes Friar Francis so Italian is that he is the author of the first poem in the Italian language: The Canticle of Creatures. And for a nation that for about six centuries was only unified by its literature, beingthe founder of its poetic tradition is quite a big deal.