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...flood-prone Aniene River washed away a good part of inhabited Tivoli in 1826, so Pope Gregory XVI, as sovereign of the Pontifical States, made the bold decision to dig a tunnel through Mount Catillo on the right bank, which diverted the river to the other side of the mountain and down a precipitous gorge. There, Cardinal Agostino Rivarola was given the assignment to create a landscaped public park. His design features terraced walkways and craggy steps, which lead to clearings with dazzling views of waterfalls and temples dedicated to Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, and Tiburnus, the mythical...
...love with that world, I stopped believing in God in my 20s after my doctoral studies on St. Thomas Aquinas. You could say he miraculously cured me of my faith," he says. He takes issue with other leading liberals' use of the word "fundamentalist" to describe Pope Benedict XVI's views. "Fundamentalism is a phenomenon that exists in Protestantism and Islam, among those who take the sacred texts literally," muses Eco. "Catholicism never experienced that because there was always the Church as a mediator to explain the texts." He adds that it is too early to judge Benedict's intentions...
APPOINTED. STANISLAW DZIWISZ, 66, as Archbishop of Krakow, Poland; by Pope Benedict XVI; in Rome. Pope John Paul II's longtime personal secretary and confidant, Dziwisz will take over the job his former boss held before being elected to the papacy...
...Honoré Fragonard, and became a must-see stop on the Grand Tour. Later, Villa Gregoriana was admired as much for its role in averting floods as for its natural beauty. The flood-prone Aniene River washed away a good part of inhabited Tivoli in 1826, so Pope Gregory XVI, as sovereign of the Pontifical Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection...
...benefit? Or was this an attitude characteristically displayed by Bush, his father and their business associates in their longtime relationship with the Saudis and therefore having nothing to do with affecting current oil prices? Jose L. Perez Clearwater, Florida, U.S. The New Pontiff Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, was a reasonable choice to lead the Roman Catholic Church [May 2]. Succeeding an icon like John Paul II is never easy. Being elected to do so requires the right personality and a myriad of skills. As one of John Paul's closest confidants, the new Pope knows best where...