Italy to switch off Colosseum lights as mark of respect for Pope Francis

Italy to switch off Colosseum lights as mark of respect for Pope Francis

Italian culture ministry pays tribute to Francis. Rome's Colosseum will be plunged into darkness on Tuesday night as a "sign of mourning" for Pope Francis who died on Monday aged 88, Italy's culture ministry has announced. The symbolic gesture, starting from 20.00, is a homage to the late pontiff "and his tireless commitment to peace, dialogue and human dignity", the ministry said in a statement. Italy has declared five days of national mourning…

Flags at half auction to Palazzo Cabrino and dome off. Thus the city of Novara joins with the mourning for the death of Pope Francis. Lights out of the dome until Saturday, April 26, the day on which the funeral of the Holy Father will be held. "Until Saturday, the Dome of St. Gaudenzio will remain off...

The Roman Colosseum, one of the most famous symbols of the Eternal City, will be plunged into darkness tonight. The Italian Ministry of Culture has announced that the ancient amphitheater's lighting will be turned off this evening as a sign of mourning for the death of Pope Francis. This is a symbolic tribute to the personality of the Pope and his tireless commitment to peace, dialogue and human dignity. In response to the news of Francis' death…