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As bodies continue washing up in a poverty-stricken part of Calabria, some local residents wonder whether a hard-line government understands what drives migration. In the weeks since Vincenzo Luciano pulled [...]

As bodies continue washing up in a poverty-stricken part of Calabria, some local residents wonder whether a hard-line government understands what drives migration. In the weeks since Vincenzo Luciano pulled [...]

Praised by critics as the inventor of contemporary Italian television, he also used his position to take on the Sicilian Mafia, which tried to kill him. ROME -- Maurizio Costanzo, [...]

Praised by critics as the inventor of contemporary Italian television, he also used his position to take on the Sicilian Mafia, which tried to kill him. ROME — Maurizio Costanzo, [...]

At least 63 people died in a shipwreck off Italy's coast, reviving memories of a crash in 2013 that killed hundreds and the work that did not get done in [...]

At least 63 people died in a shipwreck off Italy’s coast, reviving memories of a crash in 2013 that killed hundreds and the work that did not get done in [...]

High waves and strong winds dashed a wooden boat against rocks on the coast of Calabria, in southern Italy, killing at least 59 migrants. A wooden boat carrying 130 to [...]

Since the arrest earlier this week of Matteo Messina Denaro, a picture of his time on the lam is starting to take shape. Matteo Messina Denaro, the accused Italian mafia [...]

Byline: Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani Matteo Messina Denaro, who was sentenced in absentia for the 1992 murders of two prosecutors and other crimes, was apprehended at a Sicilian hospital. [...]

Matteo Messina Denaro, who was sentenced in absentia for the 1992 murders of two prosecutors and other crimes, was apprehended at a Sicilian hospital. ROME -- Even by mafia standards, [...]

VATICAN CITY — About 50,000 people gathered to bid farewell to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square on an unusually foggy winter morning, many having traveled from across [...]

In his final spiritual testament, released by the Vatican on Saturday after his death, Benedict XVI urged resistance to secularism and reflected upon his life, saying he had many reasons [...]

About 200,000 came to see the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95, as he lay in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Thursday. About [...]

About 200,000 came to see the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95, as he lay in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Thursday. About [...]

Leaders from Italy, elsewhere in Europe and the Russian Orthodox Church paid tribute to Benedict XVI on Saturday, citing his traditional morals and his dedication to the Roman Catholic Church. [...]

In his final spiritual testament, released by the Vatican on Saturday evening, Benedict XVI urged resistance to secularism and reflected upon his life, saying he had many reasons to be [...]

Byline: Gaia Pianigiani CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy - A bulldozer paused and everything went silent in the night as a firefighter, spotting a pink sweater in a generator's light, reached into [...]

CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy -- A bulldozer paused and everything went silent in the night as a firefighter, spotting a pink sweater in a generator's light, reached into the mud-caked debris. [...]

At least one person was killed and an estimated 10 others were missing on the island of Ischia, a popular tourist destination off the coast of Naples. At least one [...]

The new right-wing government allowed passengers on three vessels to disembark, but it stood firm on a fourth, a move that France denounced as ''unacceptable.'' A charity-run rescue vessel carrying [...]

Byline: Gaia Pianigiani PIOMBINO, Italy - When Italy, in a major strategic shift, decided to break its dependence on cheap Russian gas in response to Vladimir V. Putin's invasion of [...]

Giorgia Meloni, leader of the hard-right Brothers of Italy, looked set to become prime minister after her party garnered more votes than any other. After a historic national election in [...]

Some fear that the hard-right politician, whose party is expected to be the big winner in the election on Sunday, will continue policies that have kept women back. ROME -- [...]

The elections could produce the first government led by a woman and by a hard-right party with post-Fascist roots. ROME -- Italians vote on Sunday for the first time in [...]

Byline: Gaia Pianigiani Casentino cloth has been finished for centuries by workers in a remote Tuscan valley. Today they are threatened by eviction. SOCI, Italy - For centuries, this remote [...]

Casentino cloth has been finished for centuries by workers in a remote Tuscan valley. Today they are threatened by eviction. SOCI, Italy -- For centuries, this remote and verdant valley [...]

A woman accused Cardinal Marc Ouellet, a member of Pope Francis' inner circle, of inappropriately touching and kissing her. OTTAWA -- A woman in Quebec has accused a prominent Canadian [...]

The three women will serve five-year terms in the Vatican office that vets candidates, enhancing the role of women in the church's operations. Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed women for [...]

Byline: Michael Forsythe, Gaia Pianigiani and Julian E. Barnes On Feb. 24, as Russian troops poured into Ukraine on Day 1 of the invasion, an employee of a yacht management [...]

On Feb. 24, as Russian troops poured into Ukraine on Day 1 of the invasion, an employee of a yacht management company sent an email to the captain of the [...]

Byline: Gaia Pianigiani and Michael Forsythe The Italian police are in a race to finish investigating a $700 million vessel thought to be the Russian president's - before it's out [...]

The Italian police are in a race to finish investigating a $700 million vessel thought to be the Russian president's -- before it's out of their reach. MARINA DI CARRARA, [...]

The ruling overturns decades of patriarchal family legacy, which largely left women out of the decision-making process. Italy's top court ruled on Wednesday that children born in the country will [...]

Byline: Michael Forsythe, Gaia Pianigiani and David D. Kirkpatrick As European authorities go after the luxury assets of oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin, a superyacht cloaked in secrecy has come [...]

As European authorities go after the luxury assets of oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin, a superyacht cloaked in secrecy has come under investigation. From Germany's North Sea ports to the [...]

But Benedict, responding to a report that accused him of mishandling at least four cases of sexual abuse by priests when he was an archbishop in Germany, denied any wrongdoing. [...]

A statement by the former pope contradicted a previous statement to a law firm investigating allegations of child sex abuse by priests when he was an archbishop. ROME -- Pope [...]

A Syrian family portrayed in an award-winning photo has come to Italy for treatment and better lives. SIENA, Italy -- The award-winning photograph -- of a man who had lost [...]

A newly released report by a law firm said the former pope mishandled at least four cases of sexual abuse accusations in Germany. ROME -- A report commissioned by the [...]

Byline: Gaia Pianigiani Ten years ago the Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio, killing 32 people and entwining the lives of others forever. GIGLIO PORTO, Italy [...]

Ten years ago the Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio, killing 32 people and entwining the lives of others forever. GIGLIO PORTO, Italy -- The curvy [...]

The Italian government made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for people 50 and older on Wednesday, as it sought to curb the explosive growth in new cases because of the Omicron variant. [...]

Byline: Gaia Pianigiani An Italian factory worker was dealing with a lifelong impairment that made it hard to work, but he wasn't in a position to retire. Then his co-workers [...]

An Italian factory worker was dealing with a lifelong impairment that made it hard to work, but he wasn't in a position to retire. Then his co-workers gave him 20 [...]

In his Christmas message, Pope Francis called on world leaders to resolve persisting conflicts and prayed for people across the globe who are affected by the coronavirus. ROME -- Pope [...]

The authorities in Italy are investigating dozens of transfers involving top clubs. In doing so, they might pull back the curtain on accounting practices that defy easy explanation. Even by [...]

Over 100 people were arrested in Italy as members of a mafia ring that smuggled drugs from Latin America and infiltrated businesses in southern and northern Italy. The Italian police [...]

Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to the last Italian pope, bringing him a step closer to becoming a saint. The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope John Paul I, [...]

Eight people died when a passenger plane hit a building shortly after departing from Milan's Linate Airport. A small plane crashed into an empty building in the outskirts of Milan [...]

After briefly holding Carles Puigdemont on a Spanish arrest warrant, Italian authorities released him, and he left the country on Monday. Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan separatist wanted in Spain for [...]