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‘Don’t kill me’: Empty wheelchairs dramatize campaign against assisted suicide in Italy
An initiative by an Italian pro-life group aims to denounce what the organization considers a “drift toward assisted suicide” in... Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella in first state visit to Italy
Pope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday. Read more
Vatican permits exclusively private devotion for alleged apparitions at Italian mountain
Sant’Onofrio is a mountain in the southern Italian region of Molise. Since 2009, Michelino Marcovecchio has claimed to receive visions... Read more
Tribute or travesty? Dolce & Gabbana stages Catholic-vestment-inspired fashion show
The Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana put a spotlight on a new design collection inspired by Catholic liturgical garb... Read more
New museum in Turin, Italy, honors soon-to-be saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Housed in the former rectory of the Church of Santa Maria di Piazza, the permanent exhibition, titled “Verso l’altro,” opened... Read more
Italy marks 100 years since death of Pier Giorgio Frassati as canonization nears
The three-day celebration of the centenary, dubbed “Frassati Days,” drew pilgrims from the United States, Poland, and Switzerland to the... Read more
Jonathan Roumie meets the pope: ‘There was just a kindness on his face’
Jonathan Roumie sat down with EWTN News correspondent Colm Flynn for an interview to talk about playing Jesus in “The... Read more
Vice President Vance will meet with Vatican secretary of state on Easter trip to Rome
Vance, who is a convert to Catholicism, will meet with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Italian Prime... Read more
Italian prosecutors investigate illegal sale of apparent Carlo Acutis relics online
The investigation by the Perugia Public Prosecutor’s Office was prompted by a complaint by the bishop of Assisi, the city... Read more
PHOTOS: Romans celebrate St. Joseph’s feast day, venerate his holy cloak
Festivities began March 9 with a vigil Mass at the parish to commence the March 10–18 novena leading up to... Read more
New study reveals decades of abuse cases in northern Italian diocese
The 635-page report examined cases from 1964 to 2023 in the northern Italian region of Alto Adige-Südtirol and identified 41... Read more
Where does the ‘Feast of the 7 Fishes’ Christmas Eve tradition come from?
The Feast of the Seven Fishes stems from the southern part of Italy and spans generations. Read more
PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City
Pope Francis will open five jubilee Holy Doors in the Christmas season between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6. Read more
How could the Holy House of Mary in Nazareth have ended up in Loreto, Italy?
Catholic pilgrims have flocked to the Holy House of Loreto since the 14th century to stand inside the walls where... Read more
Experts laud Italian ban on surrogacy abroad as step toward universal abolition
On Oct. 16, Italy’s Senate passed a bill making it possible to prosecute Italian citizens for pursuing surrogacy abroad. Read more
Italy criminalizes surrogacy sought by Italian citizens abroad
With the Oct. 16 vote, Italy will amend its law to extend its jurisdiction to criminalize even surrogacy “committed abroad.” Read more
Pope Francis sends telegram of condolence to Cardinal Parolin after mother’s death
Pope Francis assured Parolin of his closeness with him and his extended family during their “moment of human suffering.” Read more
The congregation in honor of St. Rose of Lima where all the sisters are named Rose
St. Rose was a Dominican tertiary. The Catholic Church celebrates her feast day on Aug. 23, though it was formerly... Read more
PHOTOS: Thousands take part in Italy’s pro-life march
“There is no compromise on human life!” Pope Francis said in a message sent to organizers ahead of the march. Read more
From Hinduism to Catholicism: How Blessed Carlo Acutis inspired a man to convert
The son of a Brahman Hindu priest became a Catholic through young Carlo Acutis’ joyful witness to the Eucharist and... Read more
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