Lasers reveal long-hidden Roman frescoes with biblical themes
Ancient frescoes have been rediscovered inside the 1,600-year-old Catacombs of St. Domitilla in Rome after Italian art experts used laser technology to remove centuries of grit and grime....
Chief rabbi of Venice works for return of Jewish community
Five centuries ago the Jewish people of Venice were forced to live in a segregated community that became known as the first-ever ghetto, a cramped but bustling community that at its height boasted ...
After 500 years, a new synagogue opens in Sicily
More than 500 years after the Jews were expelled from Sicily, a tiny Jewish community will open its first synagogue in the island’s capital city of Palermo....
Benedict Nivakoff and fellow Benedictine monks seek to rebuild Norcia after earthquake
When a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Norcia, Italy, Benedict Nivakoff and the other Benedictine monks who live there escaped injury....