Word: rome
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Last week Benedicta McCarthy went to Rome to see her saint made. Back when she was two, the Brockton, Mass., child swallowed an overdose of Tylenol and suffered seizures. Doctors predicted death. But her family prayed to her eponym, a martyred Carmelite nun named Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; and a week later little Benedicta toddled out of the hospital, carrying a balloon and pushing the elevator button herself. Now 14, she is on her school swim team. The Roman Catholic Church saw her recovery as a miracle, and last Sunday, Teresa Benedicta (1891-1942) was scheduled to be canonized...
...down his government, but his successor will be forced to adopt the same policies to comply with European Monetary Union membership requirements. "The government was brought down by a single member of a 625-seat parliament switching sides, so whatever coalition replaces it will be as vulnerable" says TIME Rome correspondent Greg Burke. "Prodi's demise is a sign that Italy needs further electoral reform to stabilize its political system...
...Most of NATO is ready to strike, but Italy is suddenly demanding that the issue be referred back to the U.N. Security Council (where Russia would almost certainly veto a strike). Rome's support is crucial since Italy provides most of the air bases to be used in the strike, but demurring on Kosovo may be part of Prime Minister Romano Prodi's domestic strategy to keep a Communist faction from bolting his fragile coalition. NATO officials are confident of getting Italy on board, but the continuation of eleventh-hour talks in Belgrade suggest that there...
Lodging is always expensive in Rome, and the approaching millennium will push prices still higher. A double room at the Eden Hotel, whose superb terrace restaurant has a breathtaking view of the city, will start at $685 a night, with a minimum of a week's stay required. The many nunneries and pensions in and around the city, however, still offer accommodations for less than $100 a night...
Whatever the price, for some people the journey will be worth the expense. "Rome is the birthplace of Western civilization and Christian culture," observes Joan Lewis of the Vatican Information Service. "As long as you're not looking for something outlandish like a yacht that's going to cross two time zones, this is the place...