Pope Pius X

Mellowing In Italy - Rome, Thursday 2007 May 3

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May 3rd 2007
We were overwhelmed by Vatican City today. We left early to enter the Vatican as close as possible to the 9:00 opening time. I learned only this evening that until this year there were no reservations for groups, resulting in waits of 60 -90 minutes. We basically didn’t wait at all once it opened. We entered a vast, modern multi-le ... 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