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Cardinal Harvey opens Holy Door at Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls

Holy Door Opened at Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Holy Door at the Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls was opened on Sunday morning to mark the Vatican’s Jubilee Year 2025.

Italy is in talks with SpaceX over a telecoms deal. Credit: Getty Images

Italy in talks with SpaceX over €1.5 Billion telecoms deal

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is negotiating a €1.5 billion agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for secure telecoms, Reuters reported on Sunday.

Senior Mafia figures released from prisons on furlough for Christmas or for 'model behaviour'.

Freed Senior Mafia Spark Alarm in Sicily

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Communities across Sicily are expressing unease as more than 20 senior mafia figures have been released from prison in the past three months. These men, many of whom were influential leaders in Cosa Nostra, are now returning to their former neighbourhoods, raising fears of renewed criminal activity.

Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni. © Filippo Attili, Palazzo Chigi press office via AFP Meloni will visit US President Trump on 17th April to discuss tariffs

Giorgia Meloni Meets Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Giorgia Meloni paid an unannounced visit to President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Saturday. The meeting shows Meloni’s intention to strengthen Italy’s diplomatic ties with the United States.

On this day in history: author Umberto Eco born

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 5 January 1932, in the town of Alessandria in northern Italy, Umberto Eco was born. Renowned as a novelist, philosopher, semiotician, and cultural critic, Eco’s work spanned genres and disciplines.

Lucia Manfredi and Diego Duca who died in Torette, Ancona. They leave behind a 10-year-old child. Credit: Social media

Torrette Tragedy: Victims Identified

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

ANCONA – The victims of the accident in Torrette, Ancona, on 4 January have been identified as Dr. Lucia Manfredi and her husband, Diego Duca. Both in their forties, the couple had been married for 11 years and were originally from Fabriano but had moved to Ancona some years ago. They leave behind a 10-year-old […]