Vance offers new advice to Pope Leo after urging the Vatican to stick to morality. US vice president JD Vance has escalated the administration's public dispute with Pope Leo XIV, telling a Turning Point USA event in Georgia that the pontiff should be cautious when speaking about theological matters...
Meloni Suspends Italy's Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel In a significant shift in Italy's position toward Israel, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Tuesday 14 April that the Italian government has suspended the automatic renewal of its defence cooperation agreement with Israel....
Catholic convert Vance seeks to play down Trump's since-deleted image of himself as Jesus-like figure.US vice president JD Vance has waded into the dispute between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, urging the Vatican to confine itself to matters of morality and church affairs rather than comm...
News announced on day of journalists' strike in Italy. Condé Nast has announced the closure of WIRED Italia, the Italian-language edition of the prominent technology publication, as part of a broader restructuring of the publishing group. WIRED is an American magazine and digital publication la...
Theme of 2026 event is Chaos and Harmony. The 21st edition of the Rome Science Festival (Festival delle Scienze di Roma) takes place from 15 to 19 April at the Auditorium Parco della Musica – Ennio Morricone. The theme this year is Caos e armonia (Chaos and Harmony), exploring the idea that the...
Race for the Cure raises awareness and funds for breast cancer. The 2026 edition of the Komen Race for the Cure will take place on the streets of central Rome on Sunday 10 May to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer. The Rome event, which celebrates 27 years, is divided into three categ...
Chiara Balisteri claims Italian state is incapable of adequately protecting victims of domestic violence. A young Italian woman who became a prominent voice against domestic violence has broken down in tears on social media after learning that her convicted former partner is to be released from pri...
Schlein calls for unanimous condemnation of Trump's attack on Meloni. Italy's opposition parties have largely closed ranks behind prime minister Giorgia Meloni following a sharp public attack on her by US president Donald Trump. Trump told newspaper Corriere della Sera that he was 'shocked' b...
Journalists and publishers in Italy clash over contract renewal. Italian journalists working at newspapers, news agencies and national broadcasters will stage a walkout for 24 hours on Thursday, marking the third time in a matter of months that the profession has taken industrial action over the sa...
Côr Caerdydd will sing at St Peter's on 18 April. The Cardiff-based choir Côr Caerdydd will perform a repertoire of contemporary Welsh music during a Mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Saturday 18 April at 12.00. All are welcome to attend. Under the leadership of Gwawr Owen, the ensem...
Trump launches scathing attack against American pontiff. US president Donald Trump launched a stinging public attack on Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, calling the first American-born pontiff 'WEAK on crime' and 'terrible for Foreign Policy' in a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform. The un...
Meloni pays tribute to close ally Orbán while Italy's centre-left opposition celebrates Magyar win. The landslide victory of Péter Magyar and his Tisza party over Viktor Orbán in Hungary's general election on Sunday prompted sharply divided reactions across the Italian political spectrum. Or...
The Trentino Runner Becomes the First Italian Ever to Win the Paris Marathon, Crossing the Line in a Personal Best of 2:05:18 On a morning of 12 April 2026 along the banks of the Seine and in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Yeman Crippa wrote his name into the history books of Italian sport. The 28...
Zelensky visit leads to traffic restrictions in Italian capital. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive in Rome on Wednesday 15 April for an official institutional visit which includes a meeting at Palazzo Chigi, the seat of the Italian government. Zelensky's visit has prompted traf...
The Economist has a sharp diagnosis for Italian foreign policy. The question is whether anyone in Rome is listening.There is a cartoon chick at the heart of Italian political psychology. Calimero, born in a 1963 Italian television advertisement, is small, soot-covered, and convinced the entire world...