December 25, 2021 Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees.
December 6, 2021 Italy makes life uncomfortable for unvaccinated people Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people this holiday season, excluding them from indoor restaurants, theaters and museums starting Monday to reduce the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots.
December 4, 2021 Italian man tried to use fake arm to avoid COVID vaccination: report An Italian man has been reported to police for fraud after allegedly trying to pass off a silicon mold as his arm so he could get a vaccination card without actually getting a shot, according to reports.
November 24, 2021 Italy frees man found guilty of killing Amanda Knox's roommate Rudy Guede, the only person convicted in the 2007 murder of Amanda Knox's roommate, British student Meredith Kercher, was freed Tuesday after serving most of his 16-year prison sentence, his lawyer said.
November 21, 2021 Pope urges young people to protect the environment Pope Francis on Sunday praised young people for their efforts to protect the Earth’s environment and told them to "be the critical conscience of society."
November 20, 2021 NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid to test planetary defense: What to know NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the world's first planetary defense test mission, is scheduled to launch early Wednesday morning.
November 13, 2021 Pope thanks journalists for helping expose church sex scandals Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up.
November 12, 2021 11-year-old girl catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring An 11-year-old Austrian girl was reportedly infected with gonorrhea after bathing in a popular thermal pool while on vacation in Italy.
November 8, 2021 The Vatican Library opens to the public The Vatican’s Apostolic Library, which is home to ancient manuscripts, rare books and reading rooms for scholars, is opening its doors to the general public with a small new exhibition space aimed at pairing its artistic treasures with contemporary art.
November 6, 2021 Pompeii dig yields rare window on daily life of enslaved Archeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa discovered a cramped dormitory and storage room that offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves."
