Shrines have covered up their now controversial mosaics by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik, but other institutions have ...

Twenty-four-year-old Francesco Passaro embodies the new wave of Italian tennis talent that has been making headlines in recent years. With a fierce work ethic, a game built on power and aggression, ...

Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Leo ...

St. Peter's Basilica and some of its surrounding buildings are working to reduce their environmental impact by becoming more ...

The Global Baroque exhibition highlights 17th-century Rome as a vibrant crossroads of cultures under Pope Paul V. Through ...

A record-breaking exhibition in Rome celebrates an artist who refused to live in the shadow of Leonardo, Michelangelo and ...

Activists in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal are to stage demonstrations on Sunday 15 June in renewed efforts to end mass tourism in Europe ...

It’s not easy to carry a basilica on your shoulders ... earned it the moniker ‘Florence of the South’. Photographs by Francesco Lastrucci According to Anita, while the nickname is often ...

Night - Clear. Winds from SW to WSW at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 52 °F (11.1 °C). Sunny with a high of 77 °F (25 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

Cardinal Priest of San Callisto ... on 6 June in the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica. Pius VIII (Italy) – March 31, 1829 to November 30, 1830 His Eminence Francesco Saverio Cardinal Castiglioni ...

Asked whether it was unexpected for an American to be elected, Father Reese said: “Oh yeah, shocking.” Robert Prevost, who has just been announced as the new pope, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

RIETI - Many, too many issues in the historic city district of San Francesco ... the homonymous basilica of Assisi - is currently closed and is indicated by a 'Cammino di Francesco' sign in ...