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Italian protest party: people fed up with politics
A day after Italy's president was re-elected to an unprecedented second term, the leader of an anti-establishment movement says citizens' patience ...
English football shaken by return of hooliganism
A fan punches a police horse as the streets of Newcastle are turned into a battleground. Bloodied supporters brawl inside Wembley Stadium as weeping ...
Pope tells priests: practice what you preach
Pope Francis told priests on Sunday to practice what they preach, saying the church's credibility was on the line. During a Mass to formally take ...
UN chief urges Syria to OK expanded chemical probe
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is urging the Syrian government to accept an expanded U.N. probe into alleged chemical weapons use, saying he has ...
Hernanes, Totti trade goals as Rome derby ends 1-1
Brazil playmaker Hernanes put Lazio ahead but later missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Roma in the city derby Monday that left both clubs still ...
Fans stabbed, ambulance attacked before Rome derby
At least four fans have been stabbed and an ambulance attacked in clashes ahead of the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. The ANSA news agency reports ...
Francis honors John Paul II before installation
Pope Francis was formally installed as bishop of Rome on Sunday in a ceremony characterized by more simplicity than the usual ritual and pomp enjoyed ...
AC Milan draws 2-2 at 10-man Fiorentina in Serie A
AC Milan squandered a two-goal lead over 10-man Fiorentina and settled for a 2-2 draw Sunday that ended its four-match winning streak in Serie A.
Italy pardons US Air Force officer in CIA case
Italy's president on Friday pardoned a U.S. Air Force colonel convicted in absentia by Italian courts in the CIA-conducted abduction of an Egyptian ...
Police: Italian priest stole $5.1M from hospital
Italian police on Thursday arrested a priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up ...
After Bayern loss, Juve faces last-place Pescara
Gianluigi Buffon and Juventus have the perfect opportunity to bounce back from their stinging defeat to Bayern Munich when the Serie A leader hosts ...
Libya says it should be allowed to try spy chief
Libya has formally applied to the International Criminal Court to be allowed to put Moammar Gadhafi's former spy chief on trial in Tripoli instead of ...
Italy invites Argentina to match dedicated to pope
Italy has officially invited Argentina to play a friendly in Rome on Aug. 14 that coach Cesare Prandelli hopes will be preceded by an audience for ...
Pope visits St. Peter's tomb under Vatican
Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica, the ...
Pope makes Easter pleas for world peace
Pope Francis marked Christianity's most joyous day with a passionate plea for world peace, celebrating his first Easter Sunday as pontiff in the ...
Official Vatican text of pope's speech
Following is the official English language translation provided by the Vatican of Pope Francis' Easter Sunday message, delivered in Italian from the ...
Pope presides over trimmed Easter Vigil service
Pope Francis celebrated a trimmed back Easter Vigil service Saturday after having reached out to Muslims and women during a Holy Week in which he ...
Pope's foot-wash a final straw for traditionalists
Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist ...
Pope refers to "Muslim brothers" on Good Friday
Pope Francis reached out in friendship to "so many Muslim brothers and sisters" during a Good Friday procession dedicated to the suffering of ...