The prestigious Italian Navy training ship San Giusto docked in Boston this weekend and open to the public. On Saturday, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said a Mass aimed at Boston’s Italian community. The amphibious ship is making a four-day port visit during a training cruise that has taken second-year midshipmen from the Italian Naval Academy to locales including Madeira and Bermuda. This is the sailors’ first experience onboard the Navy’s fleet and allows the cadets the chance to demonstrate what they have learned at the academy in Livorno, Italy.
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