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ROME (Reuters Life!) - Italian police said on Thursday they had found a fitting temporary home for an accused jewelry robber whose priestly disguise failed to help him slip past their dragnet.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - When you are looking for a romantic getaway with that special person, the setting for seduction has to be just right. Online boutique travel brand Mr & Mrs Smith (http://www.mrandmrssmith.com) selects 10 boutique hotels with seductive settings in some of the world's most gorgeous locations. Reuters has not endorsed this list:

Police: thieves hoodwinked Cartier clerk before stealing euro500,000 ($693,000) ring. Police are trying to track down two men who stole Cartier's most expensive ring, but one thing is clear: the bilingual, elegantly attired thieves were savvy.

Pope, praying at Spanish Steps, says drumroll of bad news in media 'hardens' our hearts. Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented what he described as a steady diet of news about evil in the world, saying it hardens hearts, as he prayed at the Spanish Steps in a Christmas season tradition.