Rome and the Vatican are fighting over the currencies of the Trevi Fountain

Rome and the Vatican are fighting over the currencies of the Trevi Fountain

1.5 million euros per year

Fountain "Trevi" in the center of Rome (Getty Images)

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The conflict between the governor of Medina and the Roman Catholic Church over the management of the funds of the Trevi Fountain, which represents about 1.5 million euros a year, has intensified. The money was usually donated to a Catholic charity to help the poor, but the current Governor of Rome, Virginia Rugby, decided to release funds to maintain the dilapidated infrastructure of the city . The Charitas Catholic Charity Association, however, suspended the speech that "the interruption of this money would hurt the poor," according to the BBC.
"We have not considered this result," said Benoni Ambrose, director of the Caritas charity. I still hope that the decision will not be final. "
Commenting on the decision of the governor of the Italian capital, the newspaper wrote a harsh article entitled "The Money of the Poor".
According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the municipality has approved this decision and should be applied from next April. But a large number of Italians went to social networking sites to ask the municipality to reconsider its decision.
Virginia Raghe was Rome governor in 2015 of the anti-regime movement "Five Stars", which formed a national coalition government last year. However, his divisions have diminished because of his inability to solve the urgent problems of the city. In October, thousands of protesters gathered in front of City Hall to denounce Raggi's inability to tackle problems such as garbage accumulation and road deterioration. .
The Trevi Fountain, built 300 years ago, is visited every year by millions of tourists. It was common to throw coins after the romantic comedy show "Three Pints ​​in the Fountain", starring actor Frank Sinatra, presented in 1954.

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