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Italy’s “wise men” seek to end political crisis; president gloomy

YoopyaApr 2, 20130

(Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano expressed despair on Tuesday at fierce criticism of his latest plan to end a post-election deadlock that has raised

Berlusconi rejects new technocrat government for Italy

YoopyaMar 30, 20130

Italian centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi says he is against the idea of a new technocratic government for Italy like that led by Mario Monti. Instead,

Pope Francis leads Good Friday services in Rome

YoopyaMar 30, 20130

Pope Francis has led services to mark Good Friday as part of the Easter triduum, the Catholic Church’s most important festival that recalls Jesus Christ’s

Pope Francis to wash offenders’ feet on Maundy Thursday

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

Pope Francis will wash the feet of prisoners in a youth detention centre near Rome on Maundy Thursday. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists are arriving

Pope Francis visit Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo

YoopyaMar 23, 20130

Newly elected Pope Francis has met his predecessor for lunch, the first time such a meeting has been possible for more than 600 years. Pope

Italian president asks Bersani to see if he can form government

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Friday asked center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to see if he has enough support to form a government,

Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak

YoopyaMar 19, 20130

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the

Pope Francis inauguration Mass in Vatican

YoopyaMar 19, 20130

Pope Francis has appeared in St Peter’s Square in Rome for the inauguration Mass that marks the official start of his papacy. Francis toured the

Vatican denies Dirty War allegations against Pope

YoopyaMar 15, 20130

The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis failed to speak out against human rights abuses during military rule in his native Argentina. “There has never

Rome conclave: Cardinals set to elect new Pope

YoopyaMar 12, 20130

Cardinals gathered in Rome to elect the new Pope will begin voting later, with no clear frontrunner to take over as head of the Roman