Pope Francis on Sunday created the first saints of his reign, canonizing some 800 Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in the 15th century, as well as a Colombian and a Mexican who founded congregations.
Nine people were feared dead on Wednesday after a container ship crashed in Italy’s busiest port of Genoa, bringing down a 50-meter (164-foot) control tower in an accident that revived memories of last year’s Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster.
Giulio Andreotti, a Machiavellian seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated the political scene for decades, died on Monday at the age of 94.
A shooting outside government headquarters in Rome has revived the spectre of political violence which rocked Italy in the 1970s, and sparked accusations of blame against a growing anti-establishment movement.
Two policemen were wounded in a shooting outside government offices in Rome on Sunday, just as the country’s new coalition cabinet was being sworn in.
An association of Middle Eastern Christians on Tuesday said that the two Orthodox bishops reportedly kidnapped by rebels in northern Syria have been released, in a statement citing Syrian sources.
The caretaker of a housing complex near Florence in Italy used a knife to scare off a thief trying to steal copper wiring and called in the police to arrest him.
Italy on Monday said India was violating a convention on diplomatic immunity by preventing the Italian ambassador from leaving the country in an escalating row over two Italian marines on trial for killing two Indian fishermen.
Just hours after his dramatic election as leader of the Catholic world, an Italian journalist in Rome said the first thing Pope Francis did was to call her up for a friendly chat.
In the final moments of Benedict XVI’s papacy, the church bells began ringing. It was 8 p.m. in the Italian hill town of Castel Gandolfo, 8 p.m. in the Vatican, 8 p.m. across Italy—the chosen time on the chosen day that the one who was chosen decided to retire.
Pope Benedict XVI’s final goodbye before he retires was met with tears and applause in the tiny hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo near Rome Thursday, where thousands had gathered to hear his emotional last words.
Pope Benedict XVI has arrived at the papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, as crowds in the town square cheered and waved flags.
Swiss food giant Nestle has become the latest retailer hit by Europe’s horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination.
