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Pope reluctant to be pope: What does it mean?
He still goes by "Bergoglio" when speaking to friends, seems reluctant to call himself pope and has decided to live in the Vatican hotel rather than ...
Italy wants Argentina friendly dedicated to pope
Lionel Messi's Argentina playing Mario Balotelli's Italy in a friendly dedicated to newly elected Pope Francis. That's something Italy coach Cesare ...
Knox case puts Italian justice under scrutiny
When crooked American financier Bernie Madoff was sentenced in New York, the leading Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published a front-page ...
Knox saga still not over for Italian courts
It's not over yet for Amanda Knox. Italy's top criminal court dealt a stunning setback Tuesday to the 25-year-old college student, overturning her ...
Italy foreign minister quits over India case
Italy's foreign minister resigned Tuesday to protest his government's decision to send two marines back to India to face trial in the deaths of two ...
Italian court orders new trial for Amanda Knox
Italy's highest criminal court ordered a whole new trial for Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend on Tuesday, overturning their acquittals in ...
Knox must wait 1 more day for Italy court decision
U.S. student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend have to wait another day to learn if they must stand trial yet again in Italy for the 2007 ...
Italy's Bersani opens talks on forming government
Italy's center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani has begun the arduous task of trying to form a government following Italy's inconclusive elections, ...
Pope Francis tells Benedict: 'We're brothers'
The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning ...
Italian sprinter Mennea is buried in Rome
The funeral of Olympic sprint champion and former 200-meter world record holder Pietro Mennea was held in Rome on Saturday, with media and fans lining ...
Italy's Bersani tapped to form new government
Italy's center-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, was given the tough task Friday to form a new and viable government, which is badly needed to steer ...
Rome museum exhibit on Italy's history of energy
Italy must import nearly all the energy needed to keep cars rolling, factories humming and lights lit. Much of its postwar political policy has been ...
Former 200m record holder Mennea dies at 60
Pietro Mennea, an Olympic sprint champion from Italy who held the world record in the 200 meters for 17 years, died Thursday. He was 60. The Italian ...
Italian marines sought by India are questioned
A military prosecutor in Rome questioned two Italian marines on Wednesday who India is insisting must return to face trial in the deaths of two Indian ...
New soles for pope? Rome's Borgo's the go-to place
When a future pope needed new soles, he strolled to a shoe repair shop practically around the corner from the Vatican. When he was pope and nearing ...
Pope Francis: Protect the poor and the Earth
After a week marked by acts of simplicity and openness, Pope Francis finally let his words do the talking as he officially began his stewardship of ...
AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Tom Timmermann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States. "Barcelona, how could I have ever doubted you? To come through with that kind of win in that ...
Free entry to Italian MP's at sports events to end
Italian politicians may have to reach into their pocket and pay for tickets if they want to continue attending sports events in the country.
Usain Bolt to run 100m in Rome on June 6
World record-holder Usain Bolt will run the 100 meters at Rome's Golden Gala on June 6. It will be the third consecutive year the six-time Olympic ...
Pope installation draws world, religious leaders
Pope Francis' diplomatic skills will be put to the test on Tuesday as he hosts political leaders from 130 nations and religious representatives from ...