VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including six Italians and the first Black American to ho

 ROME – The son of a former Iranian ambassador to Italy, killed in a murder-suicide Tuesday, was under investigation for a 300 million euro shipment of arms destined for Tehran, police sources said

 ROME – The Italian government is poised to take further action amid another spike in COVID-19 infections, Prime Minister Conte said on Thursday.

 ROME - While conservatives are outraged, radical Church groups have welcomed Pope Francis’ comments endorsing civil unions for same-sex couples but have urged th

 NAPLES – Italy’s southern Campania region is following Lombardy’s lead, calling for a curfew, as a second wave of coronavirus infections sweeps the country, political

 MATERA – Police have made four more arrests in connection with the alleged gang rape of two British teens last month in southern Italy, police sources said on We

 VATICAN CITY – A prelate who tested positive for COVID-19 has been moved out of the Vatican residence where Pope Francis also lives, the Holy See press office sa

 ROME – The British security company said to have received half a million euros from the Vatican at the behest of an Italian woman arrested for fraud once gave em

 ROME – Italy has introduced a raft of new measures to curb the surge in COVID-19 cases, government officials said on Monday.

 ROME – After camping outside Palazzo Chigi for almost four weeks, the families of the Sicilian fishermen kidnapped by Libya’s Haftar regime for ‘illegal fishing’ are no closer to being reunited wi

 ROME – As Italy hits a new daily record of more than 8,000 Covid infections, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has ruled ou

 MILAN – Extradition proceedings are set to begin for the woman embroiled in the latest money scandal to rock the Vatican, judicial sources said on Thursday.

 ROME – The next challenge in the war against soaring Covid numbers is Italy’s overcrowded public transport system, government officials said on Wednesday.

 ROME - High-profile soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is in quarantine after testing positive for Covid, the Portuguese Football Federation said on Tuesday.

 ROME – A British-born Italian computer whiz, who died of leukemia at age 15, is one step away from becoming the first millennial saint, Italian media reports.

 ROME – Private parties, school excursions and amateur soccer – those are some of the activities banned under new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus in the Bel Paese, sources a

Statement by WFP Executive Director David Beasley

 ROME – Jogging or ‘slow running’ does not require a mask – that’s the official word from the Interior Ministry, clearing up the doubts surrounding masks and physical activity, Italian media report

 ROME – Anti-child abuse aid charity Hear Their Cries has slammed the Nobel Peace

 MALI – Two Italian hostages kidnapped by Islamic extremists in Niger have been freed, Malian government officials said on Friday.

 ROME -- The ’47 Cisitalia 202 SC is the winning vehicle of the Reb Concours – the car competition with a difference; it is judged by a team of experts from outside the motoring world.

 ROME - It reads like the plot of a daytime soap but the real-life drama of a prelate allegedly funneling funds to a woman dubbed the “cardinal’s dame” is being played out in the dark corners of th