ROME (AP) — Italy Premier Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital, says he's alert, responsive and joking around. Lincoln ...

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over his two positive doping tests, the organization said ...

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health ...

The royals will make a state visit to Italy in April, which coincides with ... users of the messaging app in two dozen countries. Rome's decision to release Osama Almasri Najim drew condemnation ...

So, the old cliche that church is for women and children gains ground by superficial observation. Men, though perhaps not repelled by those statistics, may well choose another activity on Sunday ...

Italy number eight Lorenzo Cannone put in a powerhouse performance against Wales to be named Guinness Player of the Match. With the rain pouring down in Rome, it was always going to be a game decided ...

Rome (AFP) – An Italian support group for victims of clerical sex abuse launched a network Friday to help affected families, whom it said were often shunned by their communities in the mainly ...

ROME (AFP) — An Italian support group for victims ... organized by the Rete L'Abuso association to launch the network. The Catholic Church worldwide is still trying to manage a tide of revelations ...

The Catholic Church worldwide is still trying to manage a tide of revelations about paedophile priests going back decades. But campaigners say Italy, where the Vatican still holds considerable ...