Arts Jan 16 Film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95 Lollobrigida also was an accomplished sculptor, painter and photographer, and eventually essentially dropped film for the other arts.
World Jan 16 Italian police arrest fugitive Mafia boss after 3 decades on the run The head of the Carabinieri police force’s special operations squad said that Messina Denaro was captured on Monday at the clinic where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition. Messina Denaro was considered Sicily’s Cosa Nostra top boss…
World Jan 08 Benedict’s tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica now open for public visits The Vatican announced on Saturday that the public could visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI, which lies in the grottoes under St. Peter’s Basilica, starting Sunday morning.
World Jan 04 WATCH: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI.
World Jan 02 Crowds pay respects as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body lies in state at Vatican Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body is lying in state as thousands of people have lined up across St. Peter's Square hours before dawn to pay their respects.
World Jan 01 Pope Francis marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict XVI Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor's passage to heaven and again expressed thanks for a lifetime of service to the church, during New Year's Day appearances a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in retirement at the Vatican.
World Dec 28 Vatican says health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘worsening’ due to age The Vatican says the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has undergone a "worsening in the last hours" due to his age and that doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition.
World Dec 24 Pope Francis denounces war, poverty and injustice in Christmas Eve mass Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those “ravenous” for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.
World Oct 22 Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni, whose political party with neo-fascist roots secured the most votes in Italy's national election last month, was sworn in Saturday as the country's first far-right premier since the end of World War II…
World Sep 28 Italians march for abortion rights after far-right election victory Protesters have marched in Rome and Milan, as well was other Italian cities, to defend the right to abortion in Italy, which they fear is under threat after a far-right party led in parliamentary elections.