VATICAN CITY - A spending splurge by Cardinal George Pell, the head of the Vatican's finances, contributed to his losing the confidence of Pope Francis as he was charged in Australia for alleged i

 VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal George Pell said Thursday he is temporarily stepping down from his role as Vatican financial chief following the Australian police’s decision to charge him with multiple c

ROME --  Professional staff at the Food and Agriculture Organisation are considering protesting at the upcoming FAO Conference to dramatise a “systematic erosion of conditions of service” and a “ne

ROME – The World Food Programme Executive Director, David Beasley, says he “would probably sleep in a tent” rather than live in a lavish villa of the kind enjoyed by some other United Nations food

ROME- Anthony Allard is Principal for Middle and High School at Rome International School (RIS). He studied Agriculture and Biology at Bangor University in Wales.

ROME — WFP Executive Director David Beasley has told his predecessor Catherine Bertini he expects to follow “all but one” of 10 recommendations she made for cost savings

ROME — World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley has called an all staff meeting of the UN agency at headquarters Tuesday in an evident effort to bolster fla

ROME - The British Embassy’s celebrations in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 91st birthday took place at Villa Wolkonsky, the Ambassador’s residence in Rome. 

ROME – The Minister of Happiness in the Government of the United Arab Emirates, H.E.

ROME — Japan is likely to increase military cooperation with Italy to acquire hi-tech defence technology in an effort to fend off escalating threats from North Korea and

ROME –  Controversial former IFAD president Kanayo Nwanze has been hired by FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva to drum up support in Africa as a goodwill ambassador for the Brazilian agron

ROME – FAO supremo José Graziano da Silva is seeking to consolidate his vice-like grip on the UN agency by backing the candidature of veteran Pakistani hungercrat Khalid 'booby' Mehboob as 'Indepen

 TAORMINA—  World leaders left the G7 summit frustrated after failing to persuade U.S President, Donald Trump, to commit to Paris climate change accord, while Italy were disappointed by the lack of

 VATICAN CITY – U.S President Donald Trump had a colourful audience with Pope Francis Wednesday that Trump dubbed "a great honour" but it was unclear if progress was made in reconciling their views

ROME – The FAO’s hallowed “Commissary” tax free store for employees is to close as part of budget cuts requested by Director General José Graziano da Silva, FAO sources say.

 ROME-- Representatives from the FAO and WFP outlined the famine crisis gripping parts of Africa and Asia, which is considered 'one of the largest food crises in 70 years,' according to the press p

 ROME-- Mounting concern after reports of Libyan coastguards, trained and led by the Italian interior ministry, intimidating migrant-packed NGO vessels off the coast of Tripoli.

ROME- Ambassadors, politicians and writers descended on the MAXXI Museum of 21^st Century Arts in Rome to celebrate the 69^th anniversary of the independence of the State of Isr

 LIMA -- Former Peruvian first lady Nadine Heredia has resigned from her post as head of the Geneva liason office of the FAO, saying that her judicial woes in her homeland prevent her taking up the

ROME -- Callista Gingrich, wife of congressman about town Newt Gingrich is expected to be the next American ambassador to the Holy See despite some Catholic commentators’ concern about her husband’

 ROME -- Members of the Knights of Malta have made the de

NAPLES – Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrived in Sannio, in the Province of Benevento, earlier Wednesday and visited two of the region’s top companies bearing Italian brands of excellence