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The sinking of the Bayesian superyacht, pictured prior to the accident, is being investigated by the Italian authorities. Image: EPA

Salvage of Bayesian to begin on 3 May

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A complex salvage operation to recover the wreck of the luxury yacht Bayesian will begin on 3 May, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The boat sank off the coast of Sicily last summer.

Italy marks Labour Day with renewed focus on workplace safety

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On the eve of Labour Day, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced over €1.2 billion in funding to improve workplace safety in Italy. The country continues to grapple with a rising number of fatal accidents on the job.

Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore where the pope will be interred following his funeral. Credit: Wikipedia

Migrants and the poor to join world leaders at Pope Francis’s funeral

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Migrants, refugees and a group of the poor will take part in the funeral of Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Saturday.

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Names of papal candidates emerge

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Speculation over potential successors to Pope Francis has intensified following recent concerns over his health. Media have been circulating the names of possible papal candidates, known as papabile,especially as the geography of the College of Cardinal Electors has shifted significantly under Francis’s 12-year papacy.

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Teacher sacked by school over OnlyFans content

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Tuesday, a Catholic parish nursery school in northern Italy dismissed a teacher for her activity on the adult content platform OnlyFans, local media reported on Wednesday.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday 26 April. The Vatican released images of the pope in an open coffin in the chapel of Santa Marta. Credit; Reuters

Funeral for Pope Francis to take place on Saturday

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 26 April, on the parvis of St Peter’s Basilica, the Office for Liturgical Celebrations announced today.

What happens when a pope dies?

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Catholic Church, made the official announcement this morning confirming the death of Pope Francis. When a pope dies, it marks a time of mourning for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. It is also the beginning of a carefully structured process that follows centuries of Vatican tradition.

World leaders pay tributes to Pope Francis

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tributes from across the globe have poured in following the passing of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Political leaders and public figures have honoured the late Pope’s legacy of compassion, humility, and commitment to peace and justice.

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Pope Francis Dies on Easter Monday Aged 88

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

VATICAN CITY – 21 April 2025 – Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. The Bishop of Rome passed away peacefully at 7:35 AM on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at his residence in the Casa Santa Marta within Vatican City.

Pietro Aretino painted by Titian. Pitti Palace, Florence

On this day in history: birth of writer Pietro Aretino

April 20, 2025April 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian Renaissance is often remembered for its celestial art and high-minded humanism, yet on 20 April 1492, a man was born in Arezzo who would spend his life exposing the grit, greed, and lust beneath that polished surface.