Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis Meets Sylvester Stallone - Vatican

Pope Francis receives American actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his family at the Vatican on September 8, 2023. Before this visit at the Vatican, Sylvester Stallone received a hero's welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy this week after travelling there to embrace his family's Italian heritage. The Hollywood legend and his brother Frank were conferred with honorary citizenship of Gioia del Colle. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian cultural exhibition opens in eastern Chinese city

STORY: Italian cultural exhibition opens in eastern Chinese city DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: An exhibition featuring ancient civilization, and modern art and culture of Italy's Puglia region kicked off Wednesday in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province. Puglia is a region in southern Italy with more than 800 km of coastline. The exhibition aims to present the art, culture, commerce and agriculture of the Puglia region, as it showcases the exquisite technologies and rich spiritual life of the locals from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD with pottery relics, sculptures and ancient coins. It also includes the digital works of Italian artists Alessia Rollo and Roberto Santoro, and displays 30 authorized works by Italian photographers to show the natural scenery and cultural heritage of Puglia. The exhibition is being held in the Oriental Metropolitan Museum in Nanjing,