David Willey
@DavidinRome
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Author and BBC newsman following Vatican and Italy, #vaticanreform. My views of #PopeFrancis @Pontifex and his predecessors - not those of BBC
Rome, Italy
Joined August 2010
Dirty secrets of one of the world's most important collections of ancient statues and portrait busts, the #TorloniaMarbles.
bbc.com
For years a priceless sculpture collection lay hidden behind a door on the staircase leading to David Willey's flat.
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'I have an infinite intellectual curiosity. I am never satisfied. I must always know more about everything so I can detect just what are the problems. I do not have many prejudices before starting, as I do not fear the outcome.'—Hans Küng https://t.co/T3yqJK2FOU via @ncronline
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Hans Küng died April 6 at his home in Tübingen, Germany, at age 93. Few men throughout Christendom have had as much to say or had their work seen by as many Christians as the Swiss theologian and...
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The most incredible call I will ever take on radio. Dr Al has changed my view on life https://t.co/wi8yaRJVoF
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#coronavirus #Italy advice to #UK "You won’t be safe if you don’t take it seriously. I really hope it won’t be as bad as here but p r e p a r e." https://t.co/hXU2h1qOHc
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Thread by @jasonvanschoor: From a well respected friend and intensivist/A&E consultant who is currently in northern Italy: 1/ ‘I feel thegive you a quick personal update about what is happening in...
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Married priests in the Rainforest? Pope says No! but.... Listen to my broadcast From Our Own Correspondent BBC Radio 4 Sat 15 1230 CET
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simple common sense Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.
petition.parliament.uk
The government repeatedly claims exiting the EU is 'the will of the people'. We need to put a stop to this claim by proving the strength of public support now, for remaining in the EU. A People's...
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Why Catholic Church leaders risk failing on the issue of sexual abuse- La Croix International https://t.co/oEBnDgtPrb via @LaCroixInt
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The Official British Policy? Mayhem
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After nearly three agonizing years, the people are fed up. What’s next — recession, civil unrest or another referendum?
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A second Brexit referendum is now essential https://t.co/Fhmx4B7T2e via @financialtimes
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If democracy means anything, it means a country’s right to change its mind
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There is no limit to the practical, economic and psychological damage these Brexiteers are prepared to inflict on the rest of us in the pursuit of their delusions or their demented desire for power.The Men Who Want to Push Britain Off a Cliff
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Theresa May has a Brexit deal. Now a group of feckless Conservatives wants to torpedo everything.
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My courageous colleague! ‘How I'm feeling after my MS 'body reboot' - BBC correspondent Caroline Wyatt on her battle with multiple sclerosis -
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YouTube, the Great Radicalizer
nytimes.com
The videos it recommends seem to get more and more extreme.
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I am speaking to #BBCr4today programme at 0630 this morning about today's groundbreaking International Catholic Women's Day celebrations OUTSIDE Vatican territory because they have been snubbed and censored by #PopeFrancis
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Good rundown on a movement that appears to be on the up and up
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# ROHTosca Smallish audience here in Vignaclara Rome but we are transfixed by evil Scarpia. We love to see Tosca in her native setting. Goosebumps here as well. Bravo! Davidinrome
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