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New book on Venice could say more on religion’s role in the ‘impossible’ city 
April 06, 2024
Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City Denis Romano  Oxford University Press, £31.99, 904 pages The Renaissance scholar Francesco Sansovino (1521-1586) called Venice, and its watery setting, “the impossible in the impossible”. Situated in a tidal lagoon and built largely on artificial islands, the sheer improbability of magnificent churches and shimmering palaces emerging from
On Pilgrimage with Tracy Borman to the Floating City
May 01, 2021
Tracy Borman would ponder the soothing words of Julian of Norwich on her pilgrims way to Venice
Dioceses in northern Italy suspend Mass during coronavirus outbreak
February 24, 2020
Several Catholic dioceses in northern Italy have suspended Mass and other activities this week to help contain the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. The northern regions of Italy saw a dramatic uptick in coronavirus cases over the weekend, prompting some regions to suspend all events or gatherings of any form, in
Vatican to enter 10 new chapels in Venice architecture competition
March 20, 2018
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, who unveiled the plans, has frequently condemned modern churches as ugly and inhospitable to prayer
Jude Law appears in ‘uncomfortable’ papal robes while filming TV series in Venice
January 13, 2016
The British actor is playing a fictional pontiff in a new series expected to be screened later this year
Vatican to host pavilion at Venice Biennale
May 16, 2013
Venice debut prompted by Church's wish to engage with contemporary artists
Pope draws lesson from water in Venice
May 09, 2011
Benedict XVI says Christians must try to reflect the beautiful, life-giving qualities of water and not its destructive ones
Pope enjoys gondola ride in Venice
May 09, 2011
During his visit to Venice, Pope Benedict XVI enjoyed a gondola ride that took him from St. Mark's Square to the Basilica della Salute
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