Pope Benedict XVI: A Champion Of Catholic Tradition
On April 19, 2005, when wisps of white smoke puffed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, the Roman Catholic Church had its first German pope since the 11th century.Just one day before his...
View ArticleGreece's Economic Crisis Reveals Fault Lines In The Media
Three years of spiraling economic crisis in Greece have devastated every sector of the economy. The Greek media are among the hardest hit. Many newspapers and TV outlets have closed or are on the...
View Article'The Real Jiminy Cricket': Unlikely Candidate Upends Italian Elections
Italy's election campaign has been dominated by an upstart comedian-turned-politician whose Five Star Movement is soaring in the polls. The movement is not expected to win in the weekend vote, but its...
View ArticleCardinals At Odds Over When To Begin Choosing Next Pope
The College of Cardinals is holding its first official meetings at the Vatican on Monday. The top agenda item is choosing which day to start the closed-door conclave that will elect the new pope. With...
View ArticleSistine Chapel Conclave Prep Includes Ensuring Social Media Blackout
Last-minute preparations are under way at the Vatican where the conclave to elect the new pope begins Tuesday.The 115 cardinal electors will remain at the Sistine Chapel incommunicado from the rest of...
View ArticleAmanda Knox May Face Retrial After Italian Court Ruling
In a surprise ruling, Italy's highest court ordered a retrial of American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. The ruling overturned the 2011...
View ArticlePope Francis Delivers First Easter Sunday Mass
Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass praying for world peace and urging a diplomatic solution to the standoff on the Korean peninsula.Only two weeks after his election, the first pope...
View ArticleWith New Pope, Catholic Women Hope To Regain Church Leadership Roles
The newly elected pope's focus on the poor and the marginalized has instilled great faith among many Catholic women.
View ArticleSuspended Coffee: Old Italian Custom Spreads Across Poorer EU
Tough economic times and growing poverty in much of Europe are reviving a humble tradition that began some one-hundred years ago in the Italian city of Naples.
View ArticleLong Hidden, Vatican Painting Linked To Native Americans
For close to 400 years, the painting was closed off to the world.
View ArticleNo More Smuggling: Many Cured Italian Meats Coming To America
American gourmets and lovers of Italian food products, your days as food smugglers are over.No more stuffing your suitcases with delicacies bought in Italy, hoping the sniffer dogs at JFK or other...
View ArticlePope Francis Puts The Poor Front And Center
Over the past week, Pope Francis has launched a crescendo of attacks on the global financial system and what he calls a "cult of money" that does not help the poor.The 2-month-old papacy of Francis —...
View ArticleYoung People Cast Out Of Italy's Welfare System
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We are also following a subtler story of economic devastation, even with all the news about unemployment in Europe, this next number is hard to absorb. In Italy, among...
View ArticleAt 500, Machiavelli's 'Prince' Still Inspires Love And Fear
The name Niccolo Machiavelli is synonymous with political deceit, cynicism and the ruthless use of power.
View ArticlePope's Reference To 'Gay Lobby' Broaches Taboo Topic
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that homosexual acts are a grave sin. But the existence of active gay prelates in the Vatican bureaucracy known as the Roman Curia has been considered a poorly held...
View ArticleItalian University Spreads The 'Gelato Gospel'
Italy has secured its place in the global diet with the likes of espresso, cappuccino, pasta and pizza.The latest addition to the culinary lexicon is ... gelato, the Italian version of ice cream.And...
View ArticleParvum Opus: Followers Flock To Pope's Latin Twitter Feed
Against all Vatican expectations, the pope's Twitter account in Latin has gained more than 100,000 followers in six months and continues to grow.Followers are not exclusively Roman Catholics or Latin...
View ArticleIn Venice, Huge Cruise Ships Bring Tourists And Complaints
The fragile architectural treasures of Venice are endangered by rising sea levels, and a growing number of critics now say the city and its canals are at risk from massive cruise ships as big as...
View ArticleBerlusconi Vows To Fight Back After Tax Conviction
After some 20 trials over two decades, Italian media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi received his first definitive conviction Thursday for evading almost $10 million in taxes while he was prime minister.After...
View ArticleWorld War II Researchers Say 'Italian Schindler' Was A Myth
A group of Italian researchers who have studied troves of World War II documents have found no evidence that Giovanni Palatucci, a police official long credited as the "Italian Schindler," saved the...
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