Saturday, November 16, 2024

Italian teenage computer whiz beatified by Catholic Church

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — A 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006 moved a step closer to possible sainthood Saturday with his beatification in the town of Assisi, where he is buried.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Powerful quake spares lives, but strikes at Italy's identity

NORCIA, Italy (AP) — The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life Sunday but struck at the nation’s identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks that had survived the earlier jolts across a mountainous region of small historic towns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO