VATICAN CITY -- In this Jubilee year, Pope Francis is opening another service for the homeless in his tiny city state, to add to the ones already on offer there will be also be a doctor’s surgery. The homeless who make their way to the Vatican already have services such as the distribution of food, a barber, showers, a dormitory, a visit to the Sistine and a concert in the Aula Nervi.
LORENZO SORBINI
ROME -- “Fishermen take everything that comes from the sea” said director Gianfranco Rosi, after winning the Golden Bear for his documentary Fire at Sea, about the migrant crisis in Europe at Berlinale International film festival.
Fire at Sea is an emotional, intimate documentary filmed entirely on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, known for being the first reach point for migrants attempting to cross in overcrowded boats the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa.
2 Mar 2016
Corinna Harrison
ROME -- Famiglia Cristiana, a Catholic weekly has attacked Nichi Vendola, the ex-governor of Puglia, over the arrival of a baby born in California via a surrogate mother, to Vendola and his partner Eddy Testa, saying “He’s made this child an orphan, away from his mother, he’s gone against the Constitution and the laws of the Republic.”
1 Mar 2016
Corinna Harrison
ROME -- The most recent survey for party popularity shows that the new Civil Union Bill has seriously dented the support of the Democratic Party, which has been overtaken by centre-right parties, losing almost one point, underlining the influence that the Roman Catholic Church still holds in Italy.
1 Mar 2016
Philip Willan
Rome -- Reports that the United States’ electronic spy agency beamed its rays onto Silvio Berlusconi have offered the former Italian prime minister a belated promotion to the rank of world statesman, alongside other
1 Mar 2016
Corinna Harrison
ROME -- The Federation of International Civil Servants (FICSA), along with UGSS (the Union of General Service Staff of FAO and WFP), have approved two resolutions on “the alarming status of Staff/Management Relations at FAO, calling for urgent remedial action” for what they say are the parlous state of staff management relations within the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
29 Feb 2016
Corinna Harrison
ROME -- Leading his team to a 36-20 win over Italy, ‘Man of the Match’ Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw thoroughly deserved his title after kicking 21 points for his team. The strong amount of kilted support no doubt spurred the Scots onto their first win after nine consecutive Six Nations game losses.
29 Feb 2016
Corinna Harrison
ROME -- Italian energy giant ENI suffered a net loss of 8.82 billion euros in 2015, owing for the most part to the “depreciation of the oil market”, their most recent report has shown. Their adjusted net income, however, is positive at 0.34 billion (-91 percent).
26 Feb 2016
Corinna Harrison
ROME -- President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker arrived in Rome on Friday to rebuild bridges with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, after a recent disagreement. They were meeting over lunch to discuss immigration, the economy, and investments. According to a European source they plan to also try to relaunch European integration together, which has been
26 Feb 2016