Church leaders preach peace in Nicaragua as they face threats from Ortega regime
- Jun 23, 2021
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Italian nun slain by 3 teen girls in Satanic ritual beatified as martyr
- Jun 7, 2021
An Italian nun who was stabbed 19 times more than two decades ago by three teenage girls apparently fascinated by Satan was honored Sunday with beatification as a martyr of the Catholic Church.
Asylum-seekers help produce Italy’s famous Brunello wine
- Jun 3, 2021
24 asylum-seekers from Africa and Asia are working in vineyards of Tenute Silvio Nardi on this year’s crop of Brunello di Montalcino, one of Italy’s most famous wines.
Plenary indulgence granted to post-pandemic pilgrims in Italy
- Jun 2, 2021
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease in Italy, the country’s bishops are hoping a new tourism initiative will attract would-be pilgrims.
Pastor says forgiveness key in Italy cable car disaster
- May 28, 2021
The pastor of the small parish that was home to an entire family killed in Sunday’s cable car accident in northern Italy has said forgiveness for those at fault is the only way to make it through the tragedy.
Online system is denying people access to vaccines, Italian official says
- May 27, 2021
More than 700,000 foreigners in Italy are “invisible” in the eyes of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign and are being denied legal access to the vaccines, warned a top public official.
Pope mourns Italy cable car dead, prays for ‘little Eitan’
- May 25, 2021
Pope Francis offered prayers Tuesday for “little Eitan,” the lone survivor of the cable car disaster in northern Italy that left 14 people dead when the cabin plunged to the ground after the lead cable snapped and the emergency brake failed to engage.
Synod process must begin ‘from bottom up,’ pope tells bishops
- May 24, 2021
Welcoming the Italian bishops’ decision to begin planning a national synod, Pope Francis told them that it must begin at the grassroots with “the smallest parish, the smallest diocesan institution.”
Daily readings at tomb honor Dante 700 years after his death
- May 22, 2021
Italy is honoring Dante Alighieri — who died in exile from Florence on Sept. 13, 1321 — in myriad ways on the 700th anniversary of his death.
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