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Prosecutor Seeks Life Sentence for Americans in Killing of Italian Officer
Two San Francisco men, she said, instigated a “violent, deadly, disproportionate attack” in a confrontation with plainclothes military police officers.
American Accused of Killing Italian Officer Says He Acted in Self-Defense
Finnegan Elder, of San Francisco, told a Rome court that the officer did not identify himself and that he “panicked” and believed the officer would kill him.
His Books Inspired Lovestruck Teens to Put Locks on Bridges
Federico Moccia, the Italian writer likened to Nicholas Sparks and John Green, is releasing his Rome Novels in English for the first time.
After Government Falls, Italy Must Navigate Pandemic on ‘Cruise Control’
The country is no stranger to political chaos. But it now faces the unsettling prospect of going rudderless during the coronavirus crisis.
Pope Calls Coronavirus Vaccinations an Ethical Obligation
Saying he will be vaccinated himself next week, Francis described the refusal to get the vaccine as suicidal.
In a Tough Year, a Nativity Scene ‘That Has Had Problems’
The Vatican’s Nativity scene this year has prompted much criticism — and some head-scratching.
Rome Tracks Down the Man Behind All That Graffiti. No, It’s Not Banksy.
The tagger known as Geco is not as famous as the British provocateur, but he has made a name for himself in Italy.
Gigi Proietti, Actor Who Embodied the Roman Spirit, Dies at 80
Beloved in Italy, he was best known as the star of a TV series playing a small-town police chief. He also had a long film career and a popular one-man stage show.
Pope Francis’ Views on Same-Sex Civil Unions Were Cut From a 2019 Vatican Interview
A Mexican broadcast company says Francis made the comments to its correspondent more than a year ago, and people close to the company say the Vatican then edited them out.