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Pope Benedict XVI clearly put his stamp on the group that will eventually elect his successor with his naming of 22 new cardinals Friday, including prelates in such key posts as New York and Hong Kong.
Police say they have intercepted another letter bomb at the offices of Italy's tax collection agency.
They line up at soup kitchens by the thousands. Individual debt is rising, savings are eroding and many young people have simply given up, staying home without studying or even looking for a job.
His legacy tarnished and his hopes of clinging to power dashed, Silvio Berlusconi faces daunting legal and financial challenges and the prospect of life outside the international spotlight now that he has left office.
It was the summer doldrums and while millions of Italians were on their traditional vacations, the markets were launching a violent attack on the lira.
Silvio Berlusconi survived sex scandals and corruption trials. Tawdry accounts of sexy "bunga bunga" parties turned him into an international laughing stock. Prosecutors pursued him over a mind-boggling array of suspected improprieties.
Italy's premier-designate Mario Monti began talks on Monday to create a new government of non-political experts tasked with overhauling an ailing economy to keep market fears over the country from threatening the existence of the euro.
Italy became the latest target in Europe's financial crisis Monday, as soaring borrowing rates intensified pressure on Premier Silvio Berlusconi to resign and let a new government reform the country's spendthrift ways.
Italy signed an agreement Friday with Libyan rebels meant to stem a stream of migrants fleeing unrest, prompting concerns at the U.N. refugee agency that people seeking asylum won't have proper protection.
They are calling it the Italian Spring.
An Italian fugitive convicted of four murders in 1970s left prison a free man Thursday after Brazil's top court barred his extradition, sparking outrage in Italy and vows to pursue him in the International Court of Justice.
Italy plans to appeal to the International Court of Justice to overturn a decision by Brazil's top court to bar the extradition of an Italian fugitive convicted of four murders in the 1970s, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
A visit to Rome's main synagogue. Diplomatic relations with Israel. A handwritten plea asking forgiveness for Christian persecution left at Judaism's holiest site in Jerusalem.
Pope Benedict XVI warmly praised his predecessor Pope John Paul II in a Holy Thursday address days before John Paul's May 1 beatification, holding him up as a example of faith amid Western indifference to Christianity.
Italy is planning a party to mark the birth of the nation 150 years ago, but the celebration is only sowing discord.
The Vatican accused China on Friday of spurning efforts for improved ties with the Holy See, condemning the government-backed church as violating religious freedom and human rights.
This is no ordinary bank: The ATMs are in Latin. Priests use a private entrance. A life-size portrait of Pope Benedict XVI hangs on the wall.
Pope Benedict XVI sought to "kick-start a debate" when he said some condom use may be justified, Vatican insiders say, raising hopes the church may be starting to back away from a complete ban and allow condoms to play a role in the battle against AIDS.
Is this time different? Silvio Berlusconi has survived prostitution scandals, howling gaffes, and seamy courtroom dramas — only to bounce back with a billion-dollar grin on his face.
The Falklands war was in full swing and John Paul II was in London as the first pope ever to set foot on English soil.
An emotional debate over crucifixes in classrooms is opening a new crack in European unity.
The Vatican said Sunday that the international community is ignoring the plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and political instability in Lebanon have forced thousands to flee the region.
Pope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for support for embattled Christian communities in the Middle East, calling them a vital force for peace in the region.
Pope Benedict XVI, often under fire for political missteps on foreign trips, is heading into a potential diplomatic storm when he visits Cyprus this week, a pilgrimage to a divided island that could anger Turkey and the rest of the Muslim world.
Pope Benedict XVI's teary-eyed encounter in Malta with victims of sexual abuse by priests could be a turning point in his embattled papacy. But skeptics, unimpressed with melodrama, are holding out for accountability and action against church officials who protected pedophile clerics.
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