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  Pope Francis Opens Special 'Holy Door' For Catholic Jubilee At Rome Prison

  Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff.

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  Did Gladiators Really Fight to the Death? Here's What You Need to Know

  The concept of gladiators in ancient Rome often suggests that they routinely fought to the death, but historical insights reveal a more nuanced reality. While some matches did end fatally, particularly in earlier periods, reforms instituted around 27 B.C. reduced the overall mortality rate significantly. Gladiators could surrender, and only about o...

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  Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual

  Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.

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  A Former Prison For Jews Unlocks Their Ancient Italian History

  About 1,952 years ago, Rome sacked Jerusalem. Its soldiers carried off the treasures of the temple and thousands of Jews. The money and slave labor were then used to build a gigantic amphitheater you've probably heard of. It's called the Colosseum.

• Despite Reforms, Italy Jailbirds 'Packed Like Sardines'

  Crouched on bunk beds in the narrow cells of the Regina Coeli lockup in Rome, prisoners say Italy still has a long way to go to ease a chronic overcrowding problem condemned by the European Court of Human Rights.

• Italian mafia boss to teach prison law course

  A former Italian mafia boss serving a life sentence will teach a course on prison law for practising lawyers, with classes to be held in the remote facility where he is being held in Sardinia.

• 'God is a prisoner,' says pope in call for justice system reform

  Pope Francis on Wednesday called for a more humane justice system, saying God too was "a prisoner" of the world's injustices and was in every cell.

• Silvio Berlusconi aides seek presidential pardon

  A Silvio Berlusconi loyalist warned on Saturday of a possible "civil war" unless ex-premier's punishment for tax-fraud conviction is not lifted, as his aides maneuvered to win a presidential pardon so he can avoid a prison term and a ban on holding public office.

• Silvio Berlusconi gets four year prison sentence for tax fraud

  Italy's supreme court on Thursday upheld a jail sentence against Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud in a devastating blow to the four-times prime minister that could throw the country's fragile coalition government into crisis.

• Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to four years in prison in tax fraud case

  Italy's top court today confirmed a prison sentence for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in the first ever definitive conviction in a tumultuous career for the billionaire tycoon.

• Six-year sentence requested in Silvio Berlusconi sex trial

  An Italian prosecutor on Monday requested a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from holding public office for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi at his trial for having sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of office.

• Pope washes prisoners' feet in unprecedented Easter rite

  Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 young offenders including two girls at a Rome prison on Thursday in an unprecedented version of an ancient Easter ritual seen as part of an effort by the new pope to bring the Catholic Church closer to the needy.

• Italy brands India shootings case illegitimate

  Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi today summoned India's ambassador to Rome to condemn the imprisonment of two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen as illegitimate. Terzi told ambassador Debabrata Saha that the incarceration of the two soldiers in a prison in Thiruvananthapuram in the southern state of Kerala ordered by...

• Rickshaw rehabilitation: Prisoners ferry tourists in Rome

  Former prisoners took to the streets of Rome on rickshaws on Wednesday to help ferry tourists around the city in a bid to repay their debt to society.Following the popularity of rickshaws in other European cities including Paris, London and Berlin - Rome increased its rickshaw service by adding three new ones to its already five strong fleet. Howev...