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Pope Leo XIV is presented with flowers as he leaves at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors’ advice as he recovers from surgery

October 23, 2026 at 1:20 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week after doctors advised against the helicopter journey to the Italian town as he recovers from thoracic surgery, the...

Trucks are parked along the street during a truckers’ protest in Naples, Italy, over high fuel prices, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Truckers’ protest halts production of Italy’s famed buffalo mozzarella

October 22, 2026 at 7:09 a.m.

A truckers’ protest in southern Italy has halted the production of the famed buffalo mozzarella, causing an estimated 3 million-euro loss in just 24 hours as the milk cannot reach...

Pope Leo XIV, center, flanked by Captains Regent Alice Mina, left, and Vladimiro Selva, waves to faithful from the balcony of Palazzo Pubblico (City Hall) during his visit to San Marino, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict, says young Catholics are a sign of hope

August 22, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV has used a visit to San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the nearby Italian city of Rimini to urge Catholics to reject division.

Pope Leo XIV speaks during a meeting with the employees of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV warns wars are ‘fed’ faster than people as aid money dries up

June 22, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV said Monday that wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed, urging governments to strengthen resources to combat hunger after a severe funding shortfall by...

FILE -United States’ Air Force transport aircrafts are seen on the tarmac at Ramstein US air base, in Landstuhl, Germany, June 23, 2025. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)

US government shutdown forces some overseas bases to stop paying workers

November 8, 2025 at 3:24 p.m.

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.

Activists stage a protest in Venice, Italy, Saturday, June 28, 2025, denouncing the three-day celebrations for the wedding between Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos that took place in Venice on Friday as a symbol of rising inequality and disregard for the city’s residents. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

‘Kisses yes, Bezos No,’ protesters say, as Bezos wedding bonanza stirs controversy in Venice

June 28, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice’s central streets on Saturday to say “No” to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which reached its third and final...

The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is lifted by cranes during salvage operations off the village of Porticciolo Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as salvage operation completed

June 21, 2025 at 2:20 p.m.

A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, was lifted from the water Saturday.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg with other activists from a human rights organization meets with journalists in Catania, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025, ahead of their departure for the Mideast. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade

June 1, 2025 at 2:04 p.m.

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory, organizers said.

FILE – This combo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 25, 2025 and Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, on March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)

Iran-US talks made ‘some but not conclusive progress,’ mediator Oman says

May 23, 2025 at 1:31 p.m.

Iran and the United States made “some but not conclusive progress” Friday in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the talks' Omani mediator said.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire following Russia’s drone attack in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Ukraine’s leader meets with US and European officials ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin call

May 18, 2025 at 1:12 p.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with top U.S. officials and European leaders on Sunday in Rome, ahead of a high-stakes phone call Monday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian...

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