Sr. Antonella Ochipinti

The end of the 19th century revealed a dazzling Western civilization, which seemed to have materialized every dream of wealth and splendour hitherto imaginable. At the head of the brilliant Prussian army, Otto von Bismarck asserted: “I am bored; we have already done every great thing”; Germany was enjoying an …

I t is the dawning of a crisp spring morning, at the beginning of the 10th century. Another session of the diet called by the King of Germania will soon begin in the city of Worms. All the illustrious participants have already gathered at the appointed place, with only the …

“Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright; Round yon Virgin Mother and Child! Holy Infant, so tender and mild...” After the carols that characterize the long-awaited Christmas Eve, so full of wonder for innocent souls, and in the midst of the atmosphere of kindness and expectation that …

It was the end of the Belle Époque,1 a time marked by the search for the enjoyment of life, of a carefree and leisurely joy, and by great scientific and industrial advances that gave humanity a sense of security, stability and self-sufficiency. However, everything was heading rapidly towards a tragic …