Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the Fosse Ardeatine Mausoleum in Rome during his visit on March 27, 2011 to mark the 67th anniversary of the Nazis massacre. The mausoleum is dedicated to the victims of Rome's worst WWII atrocity. Buried here, outside the Ardeatine Caves, are 335 Italians shot by the Nazis on 24 March 1944. Following the massacre, ordered in reprisal for a partisan attack, the Germans used mines to explode sections of the caves and bury the bodies. .religion religious...
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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the Fosse Ardeatine Mausoleum in Rome during his visit on March 27, 2011 to mark the 67th anniversary of the Nazis massacre. The mausoleum is dedicated to the victims of Rome's worst WWII atrocity. Buried here, outside the Ardeatine Caves, are 335 Italians shot by the Nazis on 24 March 1944. Following the massacre, ordered in reprisal for a partisan attack, the Germans used mines to explode sections of the caves and bury the bodies. .religion religious white robe full length side profile.CAP/EPS/DS.©Danilo Schiavella/EPS/Capital Pictures
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