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Firefighters install chimney which will signal the election of the new pope. Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Italians want a pope like Francis, poll finds

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Most Italians want the next pope to follow the path of the late Francis, a new survey revealed on Friday.

World Press Freedom Index shows Italy drop 3 places

Italy drops to 49th in World Press Freedom ranking

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has dropped three places in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, falling from 46th to 49th position, according to the annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The Paris-based NGO warns that journalists in Italy continue to face significant threats, particularly from mafia groups and political interference. The announcement comes ahead of World Press […]

Meloni says Italy is loyal to US but not subordinate in interview. Image: still from Facebook vide

Meloni – Italy has “loyalty” to US but “not subordinate”

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reaffirmed Italy’s loyalty to the United States, while making clear the relationship is one of equals, during an interview.

Italy's GDP increased slightly in q3 2022 GDP growth in Q1 2025

Small GDP growth in first quarter of 2025 and inflation rises to 2%

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

Italy’s economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the final three months of 2024, according to preliminary data released on Wednesday by national statistics agency Istat. The year-on-year growth rate stood at 0.6%, with a carry-over annual GDP growth of 0.4%.

Meloni says there is growth in real wages

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

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni claims real wages are finally rising in Italy, reversing a decade-long decline in purchasing power. Her remarks came in a video statement released after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

The College of Cardinals celebrates Mass on March 12, 2013, before entering the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave. (photo: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA / EWTN)

Rome prepares for papal conclave

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

Rome’s top security official has confirmed that the measures in place for the upcoming papal conclave will mirror those deployed for the funeral of Pope Francis. Tens of thousands of people are expected to flood the capital from 7 May.

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.

some of the papal candidates, known as papbili

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.