Rome, April 17, 1984
[My wife and I participated in the Biennial Conference of the European Association for American Studies (EAAS) in Rome from April 16-19, 1984.]
A Common Theme
In discussions on America, Europeans have found a common theme that unites them across the many national differences.
April 18, 1984
Pilgrims
Among the throng of pilgrims coming this year for Easter to Rome, one can also see many from Poland. At today’s papal Wednesday audience, also a number of buses have arrived from Poland. Looking at these pilgrims, one could sense their profound devotion with which they have come to their pope in Rome.
April 19, 1984
The Site of the Crime
Only a hundred meters from the Palazzo Antici-Mattei, where the final meeting of the EAAS Conference took place, one passes by a commemorative plague in the Via Caetani. Here, on May 9, 1978, the body of the slain Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was found.