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Youssef Siher, the man identified as the presumptive “mastermind” behind the recent riots in Milan, is also being investigated in Genoa on allegations of being involved in a complex scheme providing funding to Hamas, local outlets revealed.

Pope Leo XIV is back at work. A clearly delighted pontiff returned to St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, waving ‌to Vatican pilgrims and blessing babies from his open-air popemobile as his first general audience began since undergoing lung cancer surgery just over one week ago.

Pope Leo XIV was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital late Tuesday morning ahead of planned surgery to remove an early-stage nodule on his lung.

A metal detectorist made an incredible discovery in 2025 that dates back 2,000 years to the time of Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned from the birthplace of Western civilization Wednesday that the West must rediscover the qualities that made it great or resign itself to “atrophy and servitude and decline,” declaring that the choices made over the next decade could determine its course for the next century.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday put the spotlight on the case of a violent African migrant who injured two Rome police officers but was rapidly released from prison by a judge hours later.

Italian police officers arrested a Chinese woman at Rome’s international airport on Friday morning after more than five kilograms of cocaine concealed in Chinese fortune cooky packages were found in her luggage.

The Italian government is pushing back against Germany’s efforts to resume sending back illegal migrants who entered E.U. territory through Italy in the past.

A shipwreck believed to be over 2,000 years old has been discovered off the coast of Sicily near Mazara del Vallo, and the site features incredible items from the Roman period.

Israeli forces resumed military operations in southern Lebanon, allegedly against the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah, on Thursday after minimal progress in talks with the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah.

A weeklong law enforcement crackdown against youth gangs across Italy led to the arrest of 539 individuals and the seizure of over 700 kilograms of drugs, the Italian State Police announced on Sunday.

Italy expelled two Russian military attachés stationed at the embassy in Rome accused of running espionage operations against the country, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on Thursday.

Sources close to the Lebanese presidency told The National on Thursday that Lebanon has accepted an American invitation for direct talks with Israel, to be held in Rome next week.

A 59-year-old former Italian intelligence official, described by local outlets as an “ex-007,” was arrested on Tuesday alongside another former agent in Rome for spying on behalf of Russia and leaking classified information to Moscow.

Moscow’s representative in Italy, Alexey Paramonov, on Wednesday lashed out against the Italian government, accusing it of blaming Russia for all the world’s problems when “the facts bear witness to the exact opposite.”

The Italian government on Tuesday summoned the Russian ambassador to Rome after Moscow’s diplomatic propagandist Vladimir Solovyov hurled a barrage of vulgar insults against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a television broadcast.

Archaeologists found well-preserved historical artifacts at the bottom of a Swiss lake not too far off the shoreline of Zurich, Switzerland.

Specialist police are investigating after an arson attack was linked to two anarchists thought to have accidentally blown themselves up.

Rome law enforcement officers are on high alert ahead of Good Friday’s highly-anticipated Way of the Cross led by Pope Leo XIV and other Easter-related events.

Divers found a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck in a Swiss lake that yielded Roman gladius swords, among other preserved historical artifacts.

Italian police are investigating after two well-known anarchists were found dead in the rubble of an exploded farmhouse.

The controversial alleged likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni featured on a recently restored image of an angel in a church in Rome has been scrubbed off pending a decision for its replacement.

The alleged likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni featured on a recently-restored image of an angel in a church in Rome will be removed at the request of the Vatican, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported on Tuesday morning.

A new, mandatory two-Euro admission fee for tourists and non-residents of Rome wishing to get up close to the Trevi Fountain began Monday.

One person has died and another was seriously injured by the collapse of considerable parts of the 13th century Torre dei Conti.

Charles III to travel to Vatican for state visit, where he will pray with Pope Leo , the first time such a thing has happened in centuries.

A dedicated prayer room for Muslims has reportedly been opened inside the 500-year-old Vatican Apostolic Library in Rome after a plea for the separate, carpeted space was made by visiting Islamic scholars.

A man has sparked outrage after climbing onto an altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, dropping his trousers and urinating in front of stunned onlookers.

Members of a pro-Palestine protest in Rome reportedly defaced a statue honouring the late Pope John Paul II with graffiti that described him as a “fascist”.

Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola underwent a non-emergency cardiac operation in a Rome hospital Tuesday and is now doing “well,” both he and a U.S.-based representative confirmed.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter with the next generation of faithful that they are “the sign that a different world is possible” where conflicts can be resolved with dialogue, not weapons.

Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into a vast field on Rome’s outskirts Saturday for the weekend highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year.

Gas station exploded early Friday in southeastern Rome, injuring at least 20 people, including eight police officers.

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday and gave the Chicago-born pontiff a Bears football jersey inscribed with his title.

A metal detectorist out for a walk came upon an ancient treasure trove in southern Romania, and photos show just how big the discovery was.

Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.