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May 1, 2025 5:11 PM

Will Italy get the papacy back after half a century of foreigners?

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive non-Italian pontiffs, to give the papacy back to the nation that held it for most of the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Chur...

January 28, 2025 11:18 PM

Italy’s Meloni under investigation over release of Libyan suspect

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she had been placed under judicial investigation following a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court. Osama Elmasry Njeem was freed last ...

January 1, 2025 7:59 PM

At least 20 migrants missing as boat sinks off Italy, seven rescued

Seven migrants were rescued, but at least 20 are missing after their boat sank en route to Italy from Libya, the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa said on Wednesday.   Amongst those saved was an 8-year-old Syrian boy, hoping to join his fat...

 

Last updated on: 3rd Jun 2025