Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet. Traditionally, the nativity scene is pastoral -- meant to inspire feelings of joy, not gut-wrenching horror. No wonder, then, that the nativity scene recently ...

In 1929, the Vatican City State was created with the signing of the Lateran Accords between Pope Pius XI and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, in which Italy recognised papal sovereignty over the ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader: the pope. Some 900 people live within its ...

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Italian neo-fascists commemorated the execution of World War II Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini with flower bouquets, Kingdom of Italy flags, and Roman salutes at two ceremonies in Dongo ...

I shouldn’t be surprised that a publication which showed support for Hitler and Mussolini in the 1930s is today spearheading “guilt by association” attacks on individuals for being associated with ...

But decades before that, in 1945, April 28 marked the day when Italy’s fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, was captured by partisans while attempting to flee to Switzerland with his mistress, Clara ...

In political history, April 28, 1945, marked the execution of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator who led the country during World War II as an ally of Nazi Germany. Mussolini’s death ...

In political history, April 28, 1945, marked the execution of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator who led the country during World War II as an ally of Nazi Germany. Mussolini’s death symbolized ...

Photos of abused prisoners and smiling US soldiers guarding them at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison were released on April 28, 2004, shocking the world. The horrific images kickstarted a debate about the ...