Basilica of St. Francis

Oui! Si! Yes!

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January 22nd 2012
Ciao a tutti! Come state? How are you all? We hope you’ve had a joyous holiday season and are feeling as blessed and as loved as we are! Life certainly is good. <span>J As usual, we have a lot to catch up on…and my limit of two pages (thanks, Phil…) tends to fill quickly, so let’s begin! Being abroad for the holiday season was an amazing experience. Florence began put ... 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