The Vatican is considering a meeting between the Pope and the Russian Patriarch in Jerusalem.
Two sources told Reuters on Monday that the Vatican is considering extending Pope Francis' trip to Lebanon in June so that he might travel to...
Italy is looking for a new gas agreement in Algeria in order to minimise its reliance on Russia.
According to two sources, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will visit Algeria on Monday to sign a deal to increase gas imports as Rome ramps...
The Italian audit court has rejected government support for ReiThera COVID-19 vaccine outlets.
Italy's dreams of developing its own COVID-19 vaccine have been dashed after the state audit court dismissed a bid to invest public funds in local...
Why the Pope’s visit to Iraq is of symbolic importance
Pope Francis’s trip to the Middle East has illustrated the drive for coexistence that is possible in the region. During a visit to Iraq, the...
Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor in Rome
On Saturday, Pope Francis made a visit to Edith Bruck, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor, at her home in Rome. Vatican News reported the pope reading...
Italy’s parties enthuse over Draghi, 5-Star postpones online vote
Italy’s political parties on the left and right enthused at the prospect of backing a Mario Draghi government after meeting the prime minister-designate on Tuesday...
Italy’s president calls on Draghi to save country from crisis
Italian President Sergio Mattarella looks set to ask former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi to form a government of national unity to tackle the...
Renzi or bust? Italian parties’ options narrow in government crisis
Italy’s ruling parties are reluctantly coming to terms with the prospect of having to forge a new deal with the centrist Italia Viva party which...
Italy PM to resign on Tuesday after cabinet meeting – cabinet office
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will hand in his resignation to the head of state on Tuesday after convening the cabinet to inform ministers of...
Italy sends warning letter to Pfizer over COVID vaccine delays
The Italian government on Monday sent a letter of formal notice to Pfizer calling on the drug company to respect its contractual commitments over its...
Italy PM Conte to resign on Tuesday, seek fresh mandate
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will hand in his resignation to the head of state on Tuesday after a morning cabinet meeting to inform his...
Parts of Sydney may be too hot to live in ‘within decades’
As the planet warms and summers become longer and less bearable, severe heatwaves are coming to represent an existential threat to the Australian suburbs. Sydney...
Pope to miss events due to new flare up of leg pain -Vatican
Pope Francis has suffered a renewed flare-up of a sciatica condition that causes pain in his leg, forcing him to miss three events in the...
Italy reports 488 coronavirus deaths and 13,331 new cases
Italy reported 488 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, up from 472 the day before, while the daily tally of new infections fell further to 13,331 from...
Italy tells TikTok to block users after death of young girl
The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not...
Former head of Vatican bank guilty of embezzlement, money laundering
Caloia, 81, was president of the bank, officially known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR) between 1999 and 2009. A Swiss Guard is...
Italy thrown into political crisis as Renzi sinks government
Italy's former premier Matteo Renzi pulled his small party out of government, stripping the ruling coalition of its parliamentary majority and triggering political chaos, even...
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome
Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated the first residents against COVID-19. Three health...
Pompeii: Ancient ‘fast food’ counter to open to the public
A "fast food" shop from the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in a volcanic eruption almost 2000 years ago, is to open...
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii
Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks...
Vatican permits use of COVID-19 vaccines made using aborted fetal tissue
The Vatican told Roman Catholics on Monday that it was morally acceptable to use COVID-19 vaccines even if their production employed cell lines drawn from...
Vatican permits use of COVID-19 vaccines made using aborted fetal tissue
The Vatican told Roman Catholics on Monday that it was morally acceptable to use COVID-19 vaccines even if their production employed cell lines drawn from...
Pope snubs Vatican’s sci-fi Nativity scene, directs visitors to others
Pope Francis on Sunday appeared to add his own thumbs-down to widespread criticism of an unorthodox nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square, telling visitors to...
Italy has patient with new strain of virus found in Britain
Italy has detected a patient infected with the new strain of the coronavirus also found in Britain, the health ministry said on Sunday. The patient...
Italy’s COVID-19 death toll passes 60,000, with 564 new deaths
Italy reported 564 COVID-related deaths on Sunday, down from 662 a day earlier and taking the official toll since the outbreak began in February above...
Pope cancels traditional pre-Christmas ceremony due to COVID-19
Thousands of people usually line the streets near the area to see the pope and pray with him. The Vatican City is seen on August...
Pope installs new cardinals, including first African-American
Pope Francis on Saturday installed 13 new cardinals, including the first African-American to hold the high rank, further expanding the pontiff’s impact on the group...
Italy calls in warzone doctor to sort out Calabria COVID-19 health crisis
The Italian government on Monday called upon one of the country’s leading emergency healthcare experts, who usually operates in warzones, to help sort out a...