The pertinent words are in the penultimate paragraph:
"E’ venuto Gesù per dirci che ci vuole tutti in Paradiso e che l’inferno, del quale poco si parla in questo nostro tempo, esiste ed è eterno per quanti chiudono il cuore al suo amore."The English translation is
"Jesus came to tell us that He wants us all in heaven and that hell - of which so little is said in our time - exists and is eternal for those who close their hearts to His love."Nowhere in the original Italian is the word that means "place." The most common Italian words that mean place are "luogo" and "posto."
Thank you! Someone else correctly commented that this article by Richard Owen was poorly written by someone who basically doesn't know what he is talking about. Heaven and Hell are the states (conditions) of our souls after death. The unrepentant soul eventually will exist in hell (separation from God, spiritual torment); the repentant soul will eventually exist in heaven (spiritual bliss, joy). The Orthodox and Catholics offer commemorative services for the repentant souls as both particular Churches have always recognized an intermediate state between the particular and final judgments, although the exact terminology of that state has not been agreed on.