How Italy turned on influencers in the wake of a charity Christmas cake scandal
With a fraud investigation into Chiara Ferragni under way, she and fellow social media stars are under sharp scrutiny Chiara Ferragni amassed a fortune through...
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Italy refuses to extradite priest accused of murder and torture to Argentina
Rev Franco Reverberi is accused of crimes against humanity during country’s military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s Italy’s justice minister has refused Argentina’s request...
‘Many thought they’d get away with it’: Argentine colonel to stand trial in Italy
Lt Col Carlos Luis Malatto fled Argentina in 2011 and will be tried in Rome for premeditated killing of eight people in last military dictatorship...
Hundreds make fascist salutes outside former Italian Social Movement HQ – video
The Italian Social Movement, a fascist party, later morphed into the ruling Brothers of Italy party, led by incumbent prime minister Giorgia Meloni. Meloni has...
‘Meloni’s response left me stunned’: the Italian priest taking on the mafia
Maurizio Patriciello has had police protection since a bombing near his church in Caivano, Naples, but he vows to keep fighting crime Father Maurizio Patriciello...
Italy’s ruling party drafts law to ‘safeguard’ school nativity scenes
Brothers of Italy party plans law to ‘protect’ Christian traditions and prevent schools ‘modifying the essence of Christmas’ Italy’s ruling far-right party has identified a...
Fixing leaning tower of Bologna will take at least 10 years and €20m, says mayor
Matteo Lepore compares project to save 12th century Garisenda tower from collapse to 10-year effort to preserve the tower of Pisa Work to prevent the...
Leaning tower in Bologna to be saved as city announces €4m repair project
Work to be carried out on Garisenda tower in new year after area around it was cordoned off due to collapse fears Officials have announced...
Venice Biennale’s new, rightwing director has art world guessing
Meloni’s party is pleased by the appointment but Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has surprised before – not least by adopting Islam When Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, the incoming new...
Pope Francis dismisses conservative Texas bishop and critic Joseph Strickland
Rare move comes after years of criticism from Strickland, a strong supporter of former US president Donald Trump Pope Francis has dismissed a bishop in...
