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July 20, 1943

La Vanguardia: "Rome suffers despicable bombardment ... the Pope protests vigorously." The Pope inspected damage to the Basilica di San Lorenzo, and the propaganda machine goes to town on this quoting anyone they can from the Pope down to local Catholics. The church is near the Stazione Centrale — the main target. We won't hear of any bombs hitting the station or marshalling yards, but you can bet that we'll hear of any piece of shrapnel impacting religious buildings.