(NPR) Tiny Italian Town Thumbs Its Nose At Lenten Abstinence

On the first Sunday of Lent in Poggio Mirteto, a priest in the town’s cathedral recalls the serpent in the Garden of Eden. He admonishes parishioners in this hilltop hamlet just outside Vatican City to resist earthly delights during the … Continue reading (NPR) Tiny Italian Town Thumbs Its Nose At Lenten Abstinence