ROME – A flight from Athens to Fiumicino brought 48 refugees to Italy Friday morning, thanks to humanitarian corridors organised by the Community of Sant'Egidio.

 ROME – A Finnish ecumenical delegation visited Rome for the Mass of Saint Henry, celebrated in the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva.

 BOLOGNA – The first edition of the Sana Slow Wine Fair will be held in the Emilia-Romagna capital from March 27 to 29, to allow full participation of operators, professionals and visitor

 ALGIERS -- The representative of the Polisario Front to the UN and coordinator with MINURSO, Sidi Mohamed Omar, who is currently in the Tindouf refugee camps as p

 LAMPEDUSA – Over 500 migrants landed on the southernmost island of Italy during the night between Thursday and Friday, said the coast guard.

 FLORENCE -- Finnish designer Ervin Latimer has chosen Pitti Uomo, the men's fashion event held annually in the Renaissance city, to debut his new brand Latimmier, which aims to redefine t

 At a time when women in the cockpit were frowned upon in the world, Klimovich made a name for herself flying aerobatics as a Soviet and then Russian National Aerobatic Team pilot.

 ROME – Italian retirees who live abroad are now required to show proof they are alive in order to receive their pension payments, according to the National Social Security Institute (INP

 ROME – The current political situation in Iraq post-elections poses a grave threat to the long-term peace and stability in the country due to the continuing power of militias raised to d

 AUGUSTA – The Geo Barents, a Doctor's Without Borders rescue ship, has found safe port for the 558 migrants it was carrying to disembark, after having waited at sea for days, while The S

 AGRIGENTO – During the night a further 119 migrants arrived on Lampedusa, bringing the number of refugees in the centre to 370, substantially above its intended capacity, the coast guard

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis met the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hilarion Alfeyev, in the study of the Paul VI Hall at 7:50 Wednesday morning, before his General Audience, t

NICOSIA -- The government of the Republic of Cyprus will pledge a donation to support the vaccination campaign for the Covid-19 pandemic in two African countries, Mozambique and the Centr

 ROME - The new Ambassador of the Algerian Democratic and Popular Republic in Italy, Abdelkrim Touahria, was yesterday received by the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace, t

 SAN DONATO MILANESE – Saipem and Novozymes, the world leader in biological solutions, have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of innovative new biotech solutions aimed