Libero Milone is suing the Vatican for wrongful dismissal after he said he found cardinals siphoning off funds. The Vatican has hit him with a criminal investigation of its own.
Tag: Rome (Italy)
A Messy Marital Split Tarnishes a Roman Soccer Legend
Francesco Totti and Ilary Blasi once shared a storybook love. Now she’s hiding his Rolexes, and he’s holding hostage her Jimmy Choos.
Italy’s Hard Right Feels Vindicated by Giorgia Meloni’s Ascent
Long marginalized politically and ostracized socially, the new prime minister’s supporters sense a chance to give a final blow to the stigma and shame of their association with Fascism.
Read Your Way Through Rome
Igiaba Scego, an author born in Rome to Somali parents, recommends books that draw readers through the rich layers that make up her hometown.
Three Ancient Sculptures Will Be Returned to Italy
Three statues were returned to Italy after the J. Paul Getty Museum discovered they had been looted. They will be displayed temporarily in Rome before heading to Taranto, Italy, their permanent home.
As Rome Burns (or at Least Its Garbage), a Mayor Dares to Dream
Could a solution to Rome’s perpetual trash crisis really be in sight? Mayor Roberto Gualtieri would like to think so.
In Italy, Where Pizza Was Born, Domino’s Bows Out
The company entered the Italian market in 2015, but seems to have been done in by a proliferation of home-delivery food during the pandemic and a desire for more artisanal pies.
Pelosi Received Communion at Vatican After Meeting With Pope
The sacrament has become a political issue, with conservative American bishops like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s own priest, who has said he will deny her the sacrament until she stops publicly supporting abortion rights.
A Restored Painting Recalls the Colosseum’s Christian Past
The restoration of a wall painting depicting an idealized Jerusalem is a reminder that the Roman monument, known best for gladiatorial combat, was a sacred Christian space for centuries.
Tourist Damages Rome’s Spanish Steps by Pushing a Scooter Down Them
An American woman and her companion caused $27,000 in damage to the landmark, officials said. They were fined and have been barred from the site for six months.