Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day trippers like him
about 2 months in Star Tribune
Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for a place that prides itself on its culture of unusual encounters, Pope Francis' visit Sunday stands out.
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