Ophelia Gregory

 ROME – Despite being in allegedly ‘high security’ prison wings, some of the most dangerous mafia bosses continue to manage their affairs from inside the prison, according to a new investigation by public prosecutors.

 This is thanks to the telephones that they were given by relatives and who-knows-else, who were able to smuggle them past inspection.

 “Nowadays the difference between being in prison or outside of prison is minimal. 

12 Feb 2025
Ophelia Gregory

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ continues to battle bronchitis with his ability to speak publicly being severely impacted. 

 The pontiff has had difficulty speaking recently due to his condition and on Wednesday morning he had to stop reading during an audience in the vast Paul VI auditorium. 

 The pope began to read the catechesis in front of pilgrims but then immediately stopped and had to hand over the text to be read by one of his colleagues.

12 Feb 2025
Ophelia Gregory

 ROME – After five years, two months and 19 days in prison and 50 million euros, Yorgen Fen, the man accused of paying 150,000 euros to have Maltese journalist and blogger, Daphne Caruana Galizia killed, was released from prison. 

 Caruana Galizia was a journalist who focussed on corruption in Malta in particular, her most famous work was on the Panama Papers in 2016.

 She was killed by a car bomb in October 2017 aged 53. 

11 Feb 2025
Philip Willan

 ROME — Italy’s rugby team produced an impressive performance at the Stadio Olimpico to overpower a demoralised Wales, clocking up an outstanding first half lead through the reliable boot of full-back Tommaso Allen and a spectacular try by star winger Ange Capuozzo. Starting the match in the unfamiliar role as favourites, the Azzurri he

10 Feb 2025
Ophelia Gregory

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis spoke to military leaders from all the world and implored them not to cultivate a spirit of war. 

 The pontiff, battling the awful bronchitis he contracted recently and amidst the February cold, still displayed an air of determination while he delivered a mass to nearly 30,000 members the armed forces of a range of nationalities in Saint Peter’s Square, in his second Jubilee appointment of the year organized by Monsignor Rino Fisichella. 

10 Feb 2025