VATICAN CITY -  Pope Francis has appealed for more tolerance and explained the root causes of populism during a book launch entitled, “Sharing the Wisdom of Time” at Rome's Augustinianum Institute.

ROME - An escalator collapsed at Rome's Repubblica metro station, injuring 24 people, one of whom had a foot amputated.

ROME – The Italian government could be forced to pay a nine billion euro fine if it doesn’t amend its budget proposal, after the European Commission rejected the plan in its current form this week.

ROME - Gilberto Benetton, co-founder of the eponymous clothing company, passed away on Oct. 22 after a brief illness.

MANCHESTER – Ahead of Juventus’ Champions League showdown against his old club Manchester United on Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo maintained that his “lawyers are confident” as he fielded questions fr

ROME - Italy’s latest round of local elections saw a surge in support for the League, as the party attracted 11 percent of the vote in the northern region of Trentino-Alto Adige.

ROME - The international conference "Leaving no one behind - making the case for adolescent girls," will take place at IFAD headquarters in Rome on Monday.

ROME – The Italian women’s Volleyball team suffered a narrow defeat to Serbia in the Final of the World Championships on Saturday in Yokohoma, Japan.

NEW YORK - I am writing this article with a deep sense of grief and sorrow now that it has been revealed that the Saudi journalist Mr.

ROME – Li Yonghong, previously an owner of Italian football giant AC Milan, has been added to China’s blacklist of untrustworthy people over millions in unpaid debts, according to a local Chinese c

VATICAN CITY – On a visit to the Vatican, the number two cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Hilarion, has accused the United States of engineering the independence of the Ukrainian

ROME – Pundits payed tribute to the Italian women's volleyball team on Friday after they finally saw off the challenge of opponents China in a gruelling two hour contest to reach the final of the W

PRESTON – Roma supporter Filippo Lombardi has been jailed for three years for violent disorder at Preston Crown Court, but acquitted of inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm on Liverpool fan Sean Cox.

ROME - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, President of Caritas Internationalis, is encouraging communities to oppose fear and hatred by participating in a one kilometre walk alongside migrants and refuge

ROME - Italian high-tech company Leonardo announced Thursday that the Portuguese Ministry of Defence has selected the AW119Kx as its new multirole single engine helicopter.

ROME - In an interview with Il Quotidiano Nazionale, Chancellor of the Scuola Normale Superiore Vincenzo Barone spoke out about the discrimination faced by female professors at the univers

MOSCOW – On his visit to the capital this week, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has heavily criticised sanctions placed on Russia by the European Union.

ROME - As many as 15 Italian officers were arrested Wednesday after numerous Italian armed forces and police applicants were found to have cheated in admission tests to become professional soldiers

ROME - The age-old concern that Italy’s historic and artistic heritage is under threat has been unearthed once more, as two works by the esteemed Alberto Burri were recently sold at a London auctio

ROME – On Wednesday a statement released by the NGO Amnesty International accused French authorities of “systematic violations” of the rights of refugees and migrants.

VALLETTA– A year on from her murder, the life of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galicia has been remembered in a series of events on the island of Malta.

LONDON - The Charity Commission has found that charities still under-report sexual abuse, including child sexual abuse overseas, yet no one is going to jail. 

VATICAN CITY – As world leaders gather in Rome at the FAO headquarters for World Food Day, the Vatican has released a letter from Pope Francis to Director General of the UN organisation, José Grazi