Rome: Pope Francis on Thursday visited Regina Coeli prison in Rome for a Holy Thursday meet and greet with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. The visit marks a continuation of the pontiff’s engagement with prisoners, reflecting…
Naples: Italian officials, including Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli and director of Italian museums Massimo Osanna, unveiled a new literary and cultural park in Naples, where the tombs of esteemed poets Virgil and Giacomo Leopardi are located.
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Val d’Aosta: Half of the northwestern Italian region of Val d’Aosta was without electricity amid heavy flooding caused by torrential rain Thursday. There was an interruption of electricity supply in 37 out of 74 municipalities in the region due to bad…
Turin: An elderly man drowned in Turin floods Thursday, trapped in his home by the rain-swollen water, local sources said. As extreme weather battered Piedmont, in the afternoon, the 92-year-old man was found lifeless inside his home in Monteu da Po, …
Rome: Pope Francis said on a Holy Thursday visit to a Rome prison that he would live Easter “as I can” as he recovers from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. Answering journalists who asked him how he would live Easter, he replied “as I can”, while…
Naples: Contact has been lost with the cabin of the Monte Faito cableway near Naples that remained blocked upstream of the system following the breakdown due to bad weather this afternoon, local sources said Thursday. There are reportedly 3 or 4 passe…
Sorrento: A cabin on the Mt Faito cableway near Sorrento has collapsed during extreme weather conditions, raising fears for the safety of the 3-4 passengers and the operator who were inside.
According to Ansa News Agency, the operating EAV Presiden…
Nairobi: The Italian Ambassador to Kenya, Roberto Natali, attended the presentation event of the project ‘C.o.ac.h – prevention and community treatment of HIV and Tb/Hiv co-infection’.
According to Ansa News Agency, the project is financed by the I…