front cover of CITY-one of Florence's newpapers

Outside the Pope

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April 14th 2005
Il Papa- “I have looked for you and now you are here for me” (with reference to the thoughts and opinions in email corrispondence with several people, Italian and not, on this topic) Shamefully, I am one of those Americans that does not have more than the basic understanding of US History, no less the complicated relationships within the story of world history that have changed and m ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more