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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The nativity scene by Italian architect and sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio (1240-1300 AD), is seen here in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Arnolfo Di Cambio's nativity scene is the first one sculpted in history. It was commissioned by Nicolas IV, the first Franciscan Pontiff, probably inspired by Saint Frances who set up in Greccio, Italy, the first living nativity scene on Christmas Eve 1223.<br />
The Nativity was sculpted in around the year 1291 to honor the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7882.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Giuseppe Ianni (80), a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district in Rome and author of the Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene, poses for a portrait by his nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8392.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Giuseppe Ianni (80), a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district in Rome and author of the Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene, poses for a portrait by his nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8383.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Giuseppe Ianni (80), a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district in Rome and author of the Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene, poses for a portrait by his nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8376.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A "Szopka", a nativity scene representive of the Polish tradition, is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8097.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A nativity scene in which the Holy Mary breastfeeds Jesus, inspired by Giovanni Segantini's painting "The two mothers", is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8075.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A 19th century Roman nativity scene is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8043.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8027.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8015.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A nativity scene set up inside a 1950's TV set is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8011.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The nativity scene by Italian architect and sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio (1240-1300 AD), is seen here in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Arnolfo Di Cambio's nativity scene is the first one sculpted in history. It was commissioned by Nicolas IV, the first Franciscan Pontiff, probably inspired by Saint Frances who set up in Greccio, Italy, the first living nativity scene on Christmas Eve 1223.<br />
The Nativity was sculpted in around the year 1291 to honor the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7889.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The nativity scene by Italian architect and sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio (1240-1300 AD), is seen here in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Arnolfo Di Cambio's nativity scene is the first one sculpted in history. It was commissioned by Nicolas IV, the first Franciscan Pontiff, probably inspired by Saint Frances who set up in Greccio, Italy, the first living nativity scene on Christmas Eve 1223.<br />
The Nativity was sculpted in around the year 1291 to honor the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7856.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8447.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A 19th century Roman nativity scene is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8040.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
<br />
The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8811.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
<br />
The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8810.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8605.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8479.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8465.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8386.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
<br />
The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7978.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
<br />
The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8813.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8659.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8633.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8595.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8580.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8557.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8552.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A man walks out of the office of the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8000.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The church of Santa Barbara dei Librai, which hosts Nativity scene in a scale model of the same church, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8822.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A nativity scene is seen here in the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8132.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene in a scale model of the square of the church of Santa Barbara dei Librai is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8829.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene in a scale model of the square of the church of Santa Barbara dei Librai is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8828.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Artisan Agostino Battistelli sets up a nativity scene in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven) in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8761.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Artisan Agostino Battistelli sets up a nativity scene in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven) in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8743.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Artisan Agostino Battistelli sets up a nativity scene in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven) in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8709.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Luca, a sacristan in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven), sets up a nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8688.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A nativity scene in support of the populations hit by the earthquakes in Italy in 2016, is seen here in the church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8344.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Eugenia, a voluntary, sets up a nativity scene in support of the populations hit by the earthquakes in Italy, here in the church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8312.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Eugenia, a voluntary, sets up a nativity scene in support of the populations hit by the earthquakes in Italy, here in the church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8287.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A nativity scene is seen here in the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8176.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A tourist photographs the nativity scene in the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8168.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: (L-R) Artisan Agostino Battistelli and Luca, a sacristan in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven), set up a nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Eugenia, a voluntary, sets up a nativity scene in support of the populations hit by the earthquakes in Italy, here in the church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A tourist visits the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7934.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD are seen here inside the crypt under the central altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7921.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A tourist photographs the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • PALERMO - 27 DICEMBRE 2015: Degli spettatori salgono le scale del Teatro Massimo per andare a vedere la rappresentazione del Siegfried di Richar Wagner (regia di Graham Vick), a Palermo il 27 dicembre 2015.<br />
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Il teatro massimo Vittorio Emanuele di Palermo è il più grande edificio teatrale lirico d'Italia, e uno dei più grandi d'Europa, terzo per ordine di grandezza architettonica dopo l'Opéra National di Parigi e la Staatsoper di Vienna.
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  • PALERMO - 27 DICEMBRE 2015: Vista del Teatro Massimo dalla Piazza Giuseppe Versi a Palermo il 27 dicembre 2015.<br />
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Il teatro massimo Vittorio Emanuele di Palermo è il più grande edificio teatrale lirico d'Italia, e uno dei più grandi d'Europa, terzo per ordine di grandezza architettonica dopo l'Opéra National di Parigi e la Staatsoper di Vienna.
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  • PALERMO - 27 DICEMBRE 2015: Vista interna del Teatro Massimo dal palco reale prima della rappresentazione del Siegfried di Richar Wagner (regia di Graham Vick), a Palermo il 27 dicembre 2015.<br />
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Il teatro massimo Vittorio Emanuele di Palermo è il più grande edificio teatrale lirico d'Italia, e uno dei più grandi d'Europa, terzo per ordine di grandezza architettonica dopo l'Opéra National di Parigi e la Staatsoper di Vienna.
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  • SCICLI, ITALY - 22 OCTOBER 2014: A street scene in Scicli, a town in the province of Ragusa where scenes of the TV series "Il Commissario Montalbano" have been shot,  in Scicli, Italy, on October 22nd 2014.
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  • 10 JUNE 2023: Camera operators make adjustments to a camera before filming a scene of the 4th season of Mare Fuori in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: The archive of the Roman Catholic diocese of Catania is seen here in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Antonino De Luca (33) light a candle during the baptism ritual of his son Samuel in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-198...jpg
  • ACI CASTELLO, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Grace Motta (21) holds her son Antonino at the Copacabana restaurant, where the family celebrated the baptism with a buffet, in Aci Castello, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Andrea Arena (1 year old, center) is seen here after being baptised outside the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
    CIPG_20211003_NYT-Godfathers_A73-093...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 21 OCTOBER 2020: Light is seen here diffracted inside the the Apple Developer Academy in Naples, Italy, on October 21st 2020.<br />
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In the past few years Naples been fostering a growing community of tech start-ups and app creators. What has really changed the game for Naples' tech scene is Apple's recent arrival in the city. In 2015, Apple opened its Developer Acamdy in Naples, in conjunction with University of Naples Federico II, where students spend a year training to be developers, coders, app creators and start-up entrepreneurs. <br />
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And where Apple goes, others follow. In 2018, networking giant Cisco opened its own networking academy in Naples.<br />
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The hope is it will change not just Naples' reputation, but also its fortunes and so reverse a brain drain that's seen many of the city's young graduates leave to find jobs in the more prosperous north of Italy, or even abroad. Naples, and its region, Campania, is part of the Mezzogiorno (southern Italy and Sicily) which lags behind the rest of the country in terms of economic growth. Here the youth jobless rate was above 50% in 2019, among the highest unemployment rate in Europe.
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  • MATERA, ITALY -6 OCTOBER 2019: The second assistant camera operates the clapperboard before the scene of the crucifixions during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 6th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
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The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2019: Yvan Sagnet (34, center), a political activist and former exploited tomato farmer, performs a scene of the Via Crucis in the role of Jesus Christ during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 5th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
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The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
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  • MATERA, ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2019: The scene of the condemnation, in which Jesus Christ is brought by Roman soldiers before Pontius Pilate, is seen here during the production of "The New Gospel", a film by Swiss theatre director Milo Rau, in Matera, Italy, on October 5th 2019.<br />
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Theatre Director Milo Rau filmed the Passion of the Christ  under the title “The New Gospel” with a cast of refugees, activists and former actors from Pasolini and Mel Gibson’s films.<br />
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The role of Jesus is performed by Yvan Sagnet, a Political activist born in Cameroon and who worked on a tomato farm when in 2011 he revolted against the system of exploitation and led the first farm workers’ strike in southern Italy. In a series of public shoots in the European Capital of Culture Matera, Jesus will proclaimed the Word of God, was crucified (October 6th 2019) and finally rose from the dead in Rome, the capital of Catholic Christianity and seat of one of the most xenophobic governments in Europe (October 10th 2019).<br />
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Parallel to the film, the humanistic message of the New Testament was transformed into the present: at the beginning of September, the campaign “Rivolta della Dignità” (Revolt of Dignity), which demanded fair working and living conditions     for refugees, global freedom of travel and civil rights for all, started with a march from the southern Italian refugee camps. “It’s about putting Jesus on his feet,” director Milo Rau said. Led by Jesus actor Yvan Sagnet, the campaign fights for the rights of migrants who came to Europe via the Mediterranean to be enslaved by the Mafia in the tomato fields of southern Italy and to live in ghettos under inhumane conditions. The campaign and the film thus create a “New Gospel” for the 21st century, a manifesto of solidarity with the poorest, a revolt for a more just and humane world.
    CIPG_20191005_NYT_MateraNewTestament...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A street scene in Piazza Duomo, in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
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The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 13 JULY 2016: (L-R) Actor Gael Garcia Bernal (37), actress Monica Bellucci (51) and tenor and conductor Placido Domingo (75) shoot a scene of an episode of the third season of "Mozart in the Jungle" on a barge and set navigating on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on July 13th 2016.<br />
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Mozart in the Jungle is an award-winning television series produced by Picrow for Amazon Studios. The pilot was written by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Alex Timbers and directed by Paul Weitz. The story was inspired by Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music, oboist Blair Tindall's 2005 memoir of her professional career in New York.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 13 JULY 2016: (L-R) Tenor and conductor Placido Domingo (75), actor Gael Garcia Bernal (37) and actress Monica Bellucci (51) and are here on a barge and set before shooting a scene of an episode of the third season of "Mozart in the Jungle" on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on July 13th 2016.<br />
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Mozart in the Jungle is an award-winning television series produced by Picrow for Amazon Studios. The pilot was written by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Alex Timbers and directed by Paul Weitz. The story was inspired by Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music, oboist Blair Tindall's 2005 memoir of her professional career in New York.
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  • PALERMO, ITALY - 18 JANUARY 2013:  The mime actors of the Massimo Theatre in Palermo prepare to enter the scene where they will interpret the minions of Niebelheim in Das Rheingold at the Massimo Theatre in Palermo, Italy, on January 18th 2013...Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The Ring of the Nibelung'). It was originally written as an introduction to the tripartite Ring, but the cycle is now generally regarded as consisting of four individual operas. Das Rheingold received its premiere at the National Theatre in Munich on 22 September 1869.
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  • 10 JUNE 2023: A camera assistant writes on a clapperboard before shooting a scene of the 4th season of Mare Fuori in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-133...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Actress Maria Esposito (19), who interprets Rosa Ricci, runs to the set to shoot a scene of the 4th season of Mare Fuori, in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-132...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Actress Maria Esposito (19), who interprets Rosa Ricci, runs to the set to shoot a scene of the 4th season of Mare Fuori, in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-132...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Actress Maria Esposito (19, center), who interprets Rosa Ricci, is seen here as she is miked by a sound technician before shooting a scene of the 4th season of Mare Fuori, in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-126...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Production staff is seen here on a set before shooting a scene of the 4th season of the Mare Fuori TV series in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-108...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Director Ivan Silvestrini (right), actress Clotilde Esposito (center, 26) and other production and cast members are seen here as they review a scene during the production of the 4th season of Mare Fuori in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-082...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Actress Maria Esposito (19, left) and actor Massimiliano Caiazzo (26, right), who respectively interpret Rosa Ricci and Carmine Di Salvo, two main characters of the series Mare Fuori, are seen here during the make-up session before shooting a scene of the 4th season here in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-087...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Director Ivan Silvestrini (right), actress Clotilde Esposito (center, 26) and other production and cast members are seen here as they review a scene during the production of the 4th season of Mare Fuori in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-082...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Director Ivan Silvestrini (right), actress Clotilde Esposito (center, 26) and other production and cast members are seen here as they review a scene during the production of the 4th season of Mare Fuori in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-081...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: A tourist photographs puppets of the Mare Fuori characters on display here outside a shop in the popular San Gregorio Armeno street, known for artisanal nativity scene puppets, in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
    CIPG_20230610_NYT-MareFuori-A7IV-005...jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2023: Puppets of Mare Fuori characters are on display here outside a shop in the popular San Gregorio Armeno street, known for artisanal nativity scene puppets, in Naples, Italy, on June 10th 2023.<br />
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Mare Fuori (The Sea Beyond) is an acclaimed Italian series which takes places in a juvenile detention center in Naples, first aired in 2020. As of July 2023, the fourth season of the series is being filmed. In the series, Carmine and Filippo, two teenagers from different backgrounds, are imprisoned together in a youth detention center in Naples. They face challenges from fellow inmates and find hope through the guidance of prison staff, who encourage them to believe in a better, honest future. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is mainly filmed at the Italian Navy's naval base in Naples.<br />
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The "Mare Fuor"i mania has generated tremendous hype, especially among the under 25 years old population in Italy.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: The basilica of Catania, in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: Monsignor Salvatore Genchi, the vicar general of Catania, poses for a portrait by his office next to the basilica of Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: A copy of the ban of the Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ending the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms is seen here in the office of Monsignor Salvatore Genchi, the vicar general of Catania, in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 4 OCTOBER 2021: Nino Sicali (68), a fish vendor in Catani's fish market, poses for portrait, in Catania, Italy, on October 4th 2021. Referring to godfather, Mr Sicali said “It creates a stronger tie between the families." When he was made a godfather, he said, he reciprocated by making his godson’s father a compadre to his own children. Over the years, Mr. Sicali said he was obligated to help his struggling compadre out financially. “He died owing me 12,000 euros,” he said.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Samuel De Luca plays with his golden cross during his baptism ritual in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Rev. Salvatore Cubito blesses Samuel De Luca during his baptism ritual here in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: (L-R) A photographer takes a family picture of Antonino De Luca (33) and Simona Cristaudo (34) with their children for the baptism of their son Samuel (in Mrs Cristaudo's arms),  here in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: The church of Santa Maria in Ognina is seen here in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Rev. Angelo Alfio Mangano poses for a portrait after baptising the six-month-old child Giuseppe Calderone, in the church of Santa Maria in Ognina,in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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Rev. Angelo Alfio Mangano said that spiritually objectionable characters used “threats against the parish priest” to be named godfather, a position used for social blackmail and sometimes usury, he said.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Rossella Calderone holds her six-month-old son Giuseppe as she walks towawrds the church of Santa Maria in Ognina to baptize her son, in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • ACI CASTELLO, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: The families of Nicola Sparti and Grace Motta celebrated the baptisms of their son Antonino with a buffet at the Copacabana restaurant in Aci Castello, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • ACI TREZZA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Nicola Sparti (24, right) and Grace Motta (21, left) hold their baptised son Antonino in a miniature remote control white Mercedes during a photo shoot in Aci Trezza, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. The Sparti family was banned from naming a godfather for their son Antonino.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • ACI TREZZA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Antonino Sparti (1 year old), who was banned from having a godfather, plays with a miniature remote control white Mercedes during a photo shoot in Aci Trezza, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • ACI TREZZA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Antonino Sparti (1 year old), who was banned from having a godfather, plays with a miniature remote control white Mercedes during a photo shoot in Aci Trezza, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Agata Peri (68), the great grandmother of Antonino Sparti (1 year old), who was banned from having a godfather, is seen here after the baptism outside the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Nicola Sparti (24, right) and Grace Motta (21, left) hold their baptised son Antonino after the baptism in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. The Sparti family was banned from naming a godfather for their son Antonino.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Alfio Motta (22, left), puts a golden necklace and cross on his nephew Antonino Sparti (1 year old), as his mother Grace Motta (21) holds him, after the baptism in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021. Alfio Motta, Antonino’s uncle, felt cheated out of a great honor.<br />
“I feel like the godfather,” he said. “Even if I don’t have the title.”<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Andrea Arena (1 year old, center) is seen here after being baptised outside the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio makes a sign of the cross on Andrea Arena's forehead during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio ladles holy water over Antonino Sparti’s head during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio is seen here during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio ladles holy water over Andrea Arena’s head during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: Father Claudio anoints Antonino Sparti with oil during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • CATANIA, ITALY - 3 OCTOBER 2021: (L-R) The Sparti family, who was banned on naming a godfather, and the Arena family, who received a special dispensation to name a godfather because of a death in the family had delayed the previously scheduled baptism, are seen here during a baptism ritual in the church  of Santa Maria della Guardia in Catania, Italy, on October 3rd 2021.<br />
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Catania ended a grace period and imposed a three-year ban on the ancient tradition of naming godparents at baptisms and christenings, arguing that the once essential figure in a child’s Catholic education had lost all spiritual significance, becoming a mere connection for material gain and family ties — and sometimes mob ties — and should be at least temporarily scrapped. Other dioceses, including in the Tuscan city of Grosseto also announced plans this month to restrict the figure, and Pope Francis has expressed interest in the idea, according to the Calabrian archbishop who first floated it to him more than five years ago.<br />
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That tainted notion of the godfather became most popularized by The Godfather, especially the iconic baptism scene when Michael Corleone renounces Satan in church as his henchmen whack all his enemies. But church officials warn that secularization more than anything led them to rub the godfather out.
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  • NAPLES, ITALY - 21 OCTOBER 2020: A view of the Apple Developer Academy and Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy, on October 21st 2020.<br />
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In the past few years Naples been fostering a growing community of tech start-ups and app creators. What has really changed the game for Naples' tech scene is Apple's recent arrival in the city. In 2015, Apple opened its Developer Acamdy in Naples, in conjunction with University of Naples Federico II, where students spend a year training to be developers, coders, app creators and start-up entrepreneurs. <br />
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And where Apple goes, others follow. In 2018, networking giant Cisco opened its own networking academy in Naples.<br />
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The hope is it will change not just Naples' reputation, but also its fortunes and so reverse a brain drain that's seen many of the city's young graduates leave to find jobs in the more prosperous north of Italy, or even abroad. Naples, and its region, Campania, is part of the Mezzogiorno (southern Italy and Sicily) which lags behind the rest of the country in terms of economic growth. Here the youth jobless rate was above 50% in 2019, among the highest unemployment rate in Europe.
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