Zeffirelli offers Pope a makeover
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Film director Franco Zeffirelli says Pope Benedict has an image problem and offers his services as a makeover expert.
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Pope Benedict XVI becomes the first pontiff to visit a holy icon believed to carry an imprint of Christ's face.
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Pope John Paul flies to Italy's Adriatic coast on Sunday to create three new Blesseds of the Roman Catholic Church.
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The last two frescoes painted by Renaissance master Michelangelo are to be restored to their original brilliance, the director general of the Vatican Museums said on Wednesday.
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An exhibition of papal portraits from the Renaissance to Pope John Paul II will open in Rome at the end of this month, the organisers announced.
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Italy's centre-left government injected fresh life into its self-proclaimed reformist mission at the weekend by promising potentially far-reaching changes in the fields of banking and professional services.Comment
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The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, has ploughed into fresh controversy with two startling new beatifications. Among the five people he set on the road to canonisation
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Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has extolled the use of plastic surgery and hair transplants as means to keep the older generations young at heart.
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Pope John Paul, aiming to improve ties with Russia&#39;s Orthodox Church and possibly pave the way for a papal trip, has sent an icon dear to Russians on its way back to Moscow after nearly a century in the West.
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Film-maker Franco Zeffirelli becomes the first Italian citizen to receive an honorary knighthood on Wednesday.
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For Silvio Berlusconi, a starring role in politics and business may not be enough. Italy's media magnate prime minister is now reported to be considering a flirt with the silver screen.
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Pope Benedict XVI faces a delicate balancing act in Turkey as he tries to improve Christian-Muslim ties.
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The Sagrada Familia Foundation, which has been working on the cathedral since Gaudi's death in 1926, is using software to make virtual replicas of the models and plan the work needed to finish the structure.
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Pope John Paul II makes his first Sunday appearance at the Vatican after his recent hospital treatment.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a thumbs-up in the country's press for his trendy new look -- sporting a white bandana on his head when he welcomed his British counterpart to Sardinia.
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The Vatican has come calling for one of the paintings at the Columbia Museum of Art.
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker  who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido  Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary  knighthood from Britain Wednesday.  The 81-year-old opera lover and director of films "Romeo and  Juliet," "La Traviata" and "The Taming of the Shrew" will be  honored at a ceremony at the British Embassy in Rome.