Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have pledged to find and punish the tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome. The crime has previously generated hefty fines.
The Vatican says Pope Francis is going to be discharged from the hospital on Friday. On the eve of his release, he visited the children’s cancer ward.
Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche said she hoped the tourist would be sanctioned “so that he understands the gravity of the gesture.” Calling for respect for Italy’s, she vowed: “We cannot allow those who visit our nation to feel free to behave in this way.” Lutz, a recent graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, said he tried to get a guard to take action, but neither the guard nor his supervisor did anything, even after Lutz identified the man and offered to share the video.
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