Pope Francis is undergoing abdominal surgery Wednesday at a hospital in Rome to treat an intestinal blockage, the Vatican says. A statement from the Holy See Press Office said the operation, which was “decided upon over the past few days by the
The United States’ diplomatic mission to the Holy See celebrated the beginning of Pride Month by hanging the pride flag on the facade of its headquarters in Rome. The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See is the country’s body of diplomatic representatives
Half-naked climate activists showered themselves with mud in Rome, Italy, to protest the use of fossil fuels and to remind people of the dangers of flooding. Last week, severe flooding led to the deaths of 14 people and caused severe property damaged
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly had private talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, after meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome. In a tweet after the 40-minute audience with the pope, Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to Francis for
A lingering hip injury has forced Rafael Nadal to pull out of next week’s Rome Masters tennis tournament. The 22-time Grand Slam winner originally suffered the grade 2 injury to his left hip flexor in January during the Australian Open. He ultimately
A Texas-born princess who lives in a Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is facing a court-ordered eviction Thursday, in the latest chapter in an inheritance dispute with the heirs of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. Princess Rita
Temperatures in the UK are likely to soar as high as 20C over the coming week as the tumultuous Storm Noa begins to clear across the country. According to the Met Office, more “settled” conditions are on their way with rain giving
The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won’t preside over Good Friday’s late-night Way of the Cross event due to extremely cold weather in Rome. It said that instead of presiding over the torch-lit procession at the Colosseum,
Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis as his recovery proceeds in a “normal” way, even had pizza for dinner and will be in St. Peter’s Square for Palm
Believe it or not, Mario Biasetti surprised us with his announcement, but he is not going to sit on a Mediterranean beach. Ninety-six-year-old Mario Biasetti, a man who’s been called one of the deans of international journalism and whom we have effectively