History, it is well known, is written by the winners, involving an inevitable distortion of the past retrospectively. Giuseppe Garibaldi was feted worldwide in his lifetime for his military prowess in scoring a rash of victories that helped to unite the disparate states of the peninsula that together became Italy.
Michael LaPointe
ANAGNI-For a travel experience off the beaten path, the hill towns of Anagni, Alatri, Ferentino and Veroli in greater Lazio offer a tranquil haven with a wealth of historical sites and culture away from the crowded Capital.
30 Mar 2026
Peter srinivasan
Lecce — In the sunlit landscapes of southern Italy, a quieter, more deliberate form of tourism is beginning to take hold. In Salento, where mass tourism has long been defined by summer crowds and coastal hotspots, a new model is emerging one that places sustainability, local communities and slow travel at its core, while revealing the understated beauty of the region at every turn.
30 Mar 2026
INSIDER NEWSDESK
JERUSALEM-- On Palm Sunday the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch,
Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Custos of the Holy Land, the Most Reverend Fr. Francesco Lelpoc from entering the Holy Sepulchre Church, according to a press release by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
The two were stopped on their way to the Church and forced to turn back. This is the first time in centuries the Heads of the Church have been prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
29 Mar 2026
Mattia Bortali
ROME - A U.S. spy drone launched from Sigonella air base in Sicily at 4:45 AM Sunday morning bound for Iran. Tracked by open-source analysts at the Italian Insider, the MQ-4C Triton is at the time of writing flying over the Persian Gulf after conducting surveillance sweeps of the Iranian coastline near Kharg Island.
27 Mar 2026
Bohumil Petrík
ROME - Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, has praised interreligious dialogue as a strategic necessity, speaking at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Morocco and the Holy See.
27 Mar 2026
Michael LaPointe
BOLOGNA- This month, two new books about this capital of Emilia Romagna have cast revolutionary light of the 18th century visit to the city by Goethe and the 15th century sculptures the German poet visited during his fabled sojourn here.
25 Mar 2026
John Phillips
ROME – Italians voting in a referendum that ended Monday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to ‘reform’ the justice system in a major defeat for the embattled Government of Italian Prime Minuster Giorgia Meloni, according to exit polls and first results.
23 Mar 2026
Peter srinivasan
Rome – Italian anti terror police have launched a series of coordinated raids across the capital as investigators widen their probe into a suspected anarchist network following a deadly explosion that has raised national security concerns.
Officers from the Digos carried out five searches overnight in properties linked to anarchist circles, seizing materials now under forensic examination. Authorities said that, at this stage, the items do not appear to be directly connected to the blast, but may prove useful in reconstructing a broader network.
23 Mar 2026