New Books Allege Years Of Financial Mismanagement At The Vatican
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now to the Vatican, which is embroiled in another scandal. Two books coming out this week allege long-running financial mismanagement at the...
View ArticleSyrian Antiquities Chief Calls For Help From International Community
On Thursday, Maamoun Abdulkarim came to address the Italian Parliament regarding the plight of Syria's 10,000 archaeological sites. Italy has been active in helping protect antiquities in conflict...
View ArticleDuring Pope's First Stop In Africa, Climate's On His Mind
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Pope Francis is in Nairobi, Kenya, today. It's the first leg of a trip to Africa. No surprise, he's talking a lot about climate change. In just...
View ArticleA Small Town In Italy Embraces Migrants And Is Reborn
The town of Riace lies near the toe of Italy's boot. Small shops line its winding, cobblestone streets. It's perched on a hilltop, a typical medieval village with a church at its center. But there is...
View ArticleItalians Concerned By Austria's Plan To Add Border Controls
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Obama is in Germany discussing European problems, but it's hard to miss his references to politics here. LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO,...
View Article3 Shipwrecks In 3 Days: 700 People Die Trying To Cross Mediterranean
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Summer is almost upon us. The Mediterranean and the seas around it are calm, which means more refugees and migrants are trying to cross those...
View ArticleSeizing On Pope's Remarks, Women Meet In Rome To Discuss Female Priesthood
All across the Mediterranean, early Christian frescoes and bas reliefs carry the names of women deacons and even bishops — such as Phoebe, Helaria, Ausonia, Euphemia and Theodora. Yet in 1994, Pope...
View ArticleRome Elects Youngest, First-Ever Female Mayor
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A political party that was founded by a comedian has gained control of cities across Italy. The Five Star Movement won 19 of the 20 local...
View ArticleSuspect In Berlin Christmas Market Attack Killed By Italian Police
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's work through what's known about the man accused of attacking a Christmas market in Berlin. This is a good moment to remember the story...
View ArticleItaly's Coffee Culture Brims With Rituals And Mysterious Rules
Coffee — it's something many can't start the day without. In Italy, it is a cultural mainstay, and the country is perhaps the beverage's spiritual home. After all, Italy gave us the lingo — espresso,...
View ArticleRatko Mladic Found Guilty Of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The war crimes trial for a former Bosnian Serb leader ended today. The trial was at The Hague in the Netherlands. The crimes took place in...
View ArticleIn Bangladesh Visit, Pope Francis Again Does Not Mention Rohingya
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Pope Francis visited Bangladesh today. And in a meeting with dignitaries, he called for them to care for the plight of refugees. (SOUNDBITE OF...
View ArticlePope Francis Uses Christmas Message To Bring Up World Issues
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: And we're going to turn now to the Vatican. Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica today to deliver a Christmas Day message...
View ArticleCoalition Talks Collapse In Italy As Country Heads Toward A New Vote
Italy's president on Monday proposed a "neutral" caretaker government until new elections can be held, following weeks of coalition talks that failed to forge a workable alliance. Over many weeks of...
View ArticleItaly's Role In The EU Questioned After New Government Is Formed
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Italy's president has allowed two populist parties to form a government there. It's a development that raises major questions about the...
View ArticleItalian Bridge Partially Collapses, Sending Vehicles Crashing Below
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Maybe you've seen the images already this morning - images out of Genoa, Italy, where a bridge that towers over buildings around it is...
View ArticleItalian Officials Say Dozens Of People May Have Died In Bridge Collapse
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Italians are mourning the victims of a devastating collapse of a heavily trafficked highway bridge over the city of Genoa Tuesday. Local...
View ArticlePope Francis Expresses 'Shame And Sorrow' Over Pennsylvania Abuse Allegations
After two days of silence and a barrage of criticism for failing to address the latest clergy sex abuse scandal in the United States, Pope Francis has spoken. "The Holy See condemns unequivocally the...
View ArticlePope Francis Visits Ireland Amid Latest Clergy Sex Abuse Scandals
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Pope Francis is arriving in Ireland this weekend for what may turn out to be one of the most important trips of his papacy. The official...
View ArticleVatican's Meeting Of Bishops Is Overshadowed By Abuse Allegations
As clerical sex abuse scandals buffet the Catholic Church, a three-week assembly of bishops is under way in Rome on how to make the Church relevant for young people. But the assembly, known as a synod,...
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