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US-born princess evicted from Rome villa famed for Caravaggio fresco

A U.S.-born princess was evicted on Thursday from a Roman villa featuring the only known fresco by Italian baroque artist Caravaggio, and denounced her ousting as a travesty of justice.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2023

Analysis-Italian first! Meloni's nationalists defend cultural identity at risk of irking EU

Italy's culture wars have begun.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023

At Easter vigil, Pope Francis encourages hope amid 'icy winds of war'

Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, decrying the "icy winds of war" and other injustices.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2023

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Pope Francis leaves hospital, saying 'I'm still alive'

Pope Francis left hospital and returned to the Vatican on Saturday after being treated for bronchitis, making light of his illness by saying: "I'm still alive you know".

Reuters · Apr 1, 2023

Italy urges 'stop' to migrant boats as shipwreck death toll hits 63

Rescuers recovered four more bodies on Monday, a day after a wooden sailboat carrying migrants to Europe smashed onto rocks in stormy weather off southern Italy, bringing the death toll to 63, including at least 14 children.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

Italy's Finance Minister tightens grip on nominations for top jobs at state-backed firms

Italy's Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti is working on an internal directive stressing that the main steps for an imminent round of appointments to top state-controlled firms must pass through his office, political sources said.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Italy welcomes home looted ancient artworks from the U.S

Italy on Monday celebrated the return of 60 looted archaeological artefacts worth more than $20 million, many of which had been on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art before their illicit origin was discovered.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

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Pell's secret memo casts shadow at cardinal's funeral

Pope Francis gave a funeral blessing to Cardinal George Pell on Saturday as revelations that he wrote an anonymous memo branding the current papacy a "catastrophe" hung in the air along with the incense.

Reuters · Jan 14, 2023

Italian, Japanese leaders agree to form "strategic partnership"

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed at a meeting on Tuesday to strengthen ties in a range of spheres including the economy, trade and defence, the leaders said.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023

Animal bones, ancient Romans' snack food found in Colosseum

A year-long study of the drainage system under the Colosseum has unearthed fragments of the bones of bears and big cats that were probably used to fight or as prey in hunting games in the ancient Roman arena, archaeologists said on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

Analysis-Italy's Meloni and the technocrats - a difficult power balance

Having spent much of her career railing against bureaucrats and financial elites, Italy's new right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni now has to get them on side - and it is not proving easy.

Reuters · Nov 24, 2022

Italy state lender CDP targeted by climate change protesters

The headquarters of Italy's state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) were sprayed in orange paint on Wednesday, in the latest stunt by climate change protesters.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

Pope hosts lunch for Rome's poor and homeless

Pope Francis hosted a lunch for 1,300 poor and homeless people on Sunday, the day the Roman Catholic Church marks the World Day of the Poor.

Reuters · Nov 13, 2022

Man topples ancient Roman busts in Vatican museums

A man toppled two ancient Roman busts in the Vatican Museums on Wednesday, causing moderate damage before being stopped by staff and arrested, a museums source said.

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

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Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

God does not back war, pope says in apparent criticism of Russian patriarch

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and has boycotted a conference of faith leaders.

Reuters · Aug 27, 2022

With new cardinals, pope puts stamp on Church future

Pope Francis on Saturday inducted 20 cardinals from around the world, choosing men who mostly agree with his vision of a more progressive and inclusive Church and influencing their choice of his eventual successor.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

Pope Francis, slowing down as he ages, appoints personal medical assistant

Pope Francis has appointed a nurse from the Vatican's health services to be his "personal medical assistant", the Vatican said on Thursday, in an indication that the pontiff accepts that he will need more care as he ages.

Reuters · Aug 2, 2022

Italy's centre-left sees open electoral race after pact with centrists

Italy's Democratic Party (PD) formed an alliance with a smaller centrist group on Tuesday in a move seen as boosting the centre-left's chances of preventing a right-wing triumph in an election next month.

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Reuters · Jul 24, 2022

Pope Francis leaves Rome for Canada apology tour

Pope Francis left Rome on Sunday for a trip to Canada to apologise for the role of the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools where many indigenous children were abused.

Reuters · Jul 21, 2022

Italy to hold September election after PM Draghi resigns

Italy will hold a snap national election on Sept. 25 after Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned following the collapse of his national unity government, sending tremors through financial markets.

Reuters · Jul 5, 2022

Exclusive-Pope hopes China deal on bishops will be renewed soon

Pope Francis said that while the Vatican's secret and contested agreement with China on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops is not ideal, he hopes it can be renewed in October because the Church takes the long view.

Reuters · Jun 22, 2022

In Italy, a glimmer of resurrection for art damaged in 2016 quakes

At the opening of a new museum in the picturesque Italian town of San Severino Marche, the guests of honour did not dress up. They were firemen in gear worn when they rescued artworks damaged in earthquakes in 2016 and now restored and on display.

Reuters · Jun 22, 2022

Pope shocked by killing of Jesuit priests in Mexico

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of two Jesuit priests and a lay person in Mexico, saying it was a shocking reminder of the level of violence in the country.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Ukraine war overshadows pope's Good Friday services

Pope Francis presided at a solemn Good Friday service recalling the last hours in the life of Jesus, with the shadow of the war in Ukraine hanging over the most sombre day in the Christian calendar.

Reuters · Apr 13, 2022

Ukrainians want Russians removed from pope's Good Friday procession

The Vatican's decision to have both Ukrainians and Russians take part in Pope Francis' "Way of the Cross" procession on Friday has caused friction with Ukrainian Catholic leaders, who want it to be reconsidered.

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