Rome

Pope thanks Gemelli hospital staff for care during recovery
- Jul 19, 2021
Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the medical staff at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after his recovery from intestinal surgery.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
Undercover as priests, Italian cops bust $2 million fake cardinals scam
- Jul 15, 2021
A group of fraudsters who dressed up as cardinals to swindle victims out of millions of dollars have been caught by Italian police in an undercover sting operation conducted by officers who were disguised as priests.

By Elise Ann Allen
Rome tribunal backs Vatican in case against Italian broker
- Jun 17, 2021
A Rome court has strongly backed Vatican prosecutors in their pursuit of an Italian businessman accused of bilking the Holy See of millions of euros in a London real estate deal

By Nicole Winfield

Scholar discounts new claim St. Peter’s remains may be in forgotten tomb
- Jun 2, 2021
The remains of St. Peter may have been and possibly still could be buried in catacombs under the Mausoleum of St. Helena after being moved from the Vatican hillside during anti-Christian persecutions in the third century, according to a paper published recently by three Italian researchers.

By Carol Glatz

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.

By Carol Glatz
Vatican’s vanishing artisans: Traditional workshops struggle amid COVID-19
- May 8, 2021
With the rising costs of rent in central Rome, the abandonment of the artisanal trades by the younger generation and now the economic blow caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tradition and ethos of a once vibrant neighborhood of workshops and craftsmen are disappearing.

By Robert Duncan
New priests pope to ordain today capture diversity, unity of the faith
- Apr 25, 2021
When Pope Francis ordains nine new priests today, marking the Church’s World Day of Prayer for Vocations, in one sense they’ll represent the universality of the faith, as they hail from Romania, Brazil, Colombia and various Italian towns.

By Inés San Martín
Italian charity amps up service to homeless as COVID closures drag on
- Apr 20, 2021
As protests in Italy increase among the sectors hardest-hit by enduring coronavirus lockdowns, one Italian charity has expanded its services to Rome’s homeless population, which is expected to rise in the near future if pandemic-related closures aren’t resolved soon.

By Elise Ann Allen