Father Giuseppe Pagano is furious. The 65-year-old Augustinian friar and his three fellow monks, who have dedicated their ...

hoping it will get behind the counter-plan, which would include a library, a refectory and a conference room, along with a guesthouse for students. Solidarity with the Santo Spirito friars is growing.

O ne of the last quiet spots in tourist-saturated Florence is a cloister adjoining the Basilica of Santo Spirito, the ...