ROME – American adoptees have written a letter to Pope Francis asking for an official apology for the Vatican’s role in a scheme which sent hundreds of Italian babies born out of wedlock to America from 1950-1970.

 A CBS News documentary made public the stories of many Americans who have discovered recently that their real mothers are alive and across the pond. Organised by Monsignor Andrew Landi, an estimated 3500 babies from 1950-1970 were given to Catholic families in the US on the grounds of being ‘orphans’.

 ROME - On Thursday evening the Azzurri face their next challenge in the Nations League against Belgium. The match promises to be an exciting spetacle, with the last encounter between the two rivals resutling in a tense 2-2 draw.

 The Italians are in fine form, yet to lose a match in this year's competition. Whereas Belgium have been struggling slightly, losing two games already, both against France. However, the Belgians' necessity to win in order to stay in the Nations League is likely to spur them on, and make the challenge even tougher for the Italians.

 Following the successful launch of ChatGPT around two years ago, most public rhetoric around artificial intelligence and its increasing presence in daily life has been filled with a marked sense of fear. And perhaps rightly so.

 ROME – Three longstanding and respected members of the embattled FAO Evaluation Division have resigned from the UN agency in the past month as the abuse of employees by the divisional director and her two intimidating henchwomen continues to demoralise a crucial part of the beleaguered hunger-fighting organisation, FAO sources say.