Rome

Ode to Rome, a city of pilgrimage

A new film bringing the life of John Keats to the big screen prompts a personal Romantic pilgrimage to Rome The rose-seller is stalking me. It is a brilliant blue-skied November morning in Rome and I am standing on the Spanish...

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WIN! A ROMANTIC TRIP TO ROME

To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynold's new romantic comedy The Proposal, out 30 November, we have a luxurious two-night break to Rome for two to be won. This fabulous prize includes return...

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New art museum helps Rome rise from the ruins

A new contemporary arts and architecture museum designed by Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid is slated to open in Rome. The $223 million Maxxi cultural center was scheduled to be open this weekend for a limited run before its full-fledged...

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Hadrian's Academy unearthed?

After the discovery of the building that perhaps supported Nero's rotating dining room on the Palatine, excavations for Line C of Rome's subway brought to light a building that, according to the first hypotheses made by...

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Legislators required to disclose potential conflicts of interest

Millions of Oneida County dollars per year go to organizations with ties to county legislators, according to an O-D review of legislators’ disclosure of interest forms and county vendor detail reports.

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Saint Cecilia

Cecilia, also known as Cecily, was born in Rome and educated in the teachings and perfect practice of Catholicism. In her youth she made a vow of virginity to God. However, she was forced by her parents to marry a…

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Cross in Vatican's collection gets a new look

One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection -- a 6th century reliquary containing purported fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified -- has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.

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World › Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

Sunday 22nd November, 03:16 AM JST VATICAN CITY — After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer...

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Czech president signs Lisbon Treaty/EU Dirty Deal regarding human rights

With the EU guarantee to the Czech president, that the Czech State should not be exposed to property claims of expelled Germans after World War II, the EU not only implicitly consents with ethnical cleansings, it is also highly...

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The Goddess Juno

The Roman Goddess of Women and Childbirth Popular throughout Italy, Juno was a major public deity and a patron goddess of women, fertility and childbirth As a member of the Capitoline triad, Juno was one of the major public...

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