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Holy Bowlers: Vatican Fields a Cricket Team, Challenges Church of England
“St. Peter’s Cricket Club” hopes to settle some unfinished business in a game with the Church of England’s cricket team
Berlusconi Banned From Public Office for 2 Years
Sentencing errors had originally banned him for 5 years
Migrant Boat Carrying Hundreds Capsizes Off Lampedusa, Again
Second migrant shipwreck this month
TIME Explains: The Vatican Bank’s Treasure Chest
The Vatican bank, a private institution located in a medieval tower inside the walls of Vatican city, recently published its first financial report in its 125-year history, reflecting Pope Francis’s push for greater transparency …
Pope Francis Calls Extraordinary Synod on Family and Marriage
Pope Francis’ first Synod of the Bishops will be, quite literally, an “extraordinary” one. Today the Vatican announced that Pope Francis will host an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to discuss the topic, …
Lampedusa, the Italian Island Thousands Are Dying to Reach
A boat carrying 450 African immigrants caught fire early on Oct. 3, then capsized, spilling its passengers into the Mediterranean. Italian rescuers saved more than 150 people, but at least 114 died, including a pregnant woman and …
Dozens Die As Migrant Boat Sinks Near Italy
Rescue operations were still underway Thursday afternoon
Italy’s Berlusconi Is Forced to Back Down in Parliament—Will He Now Bow Out?
On the surface, Italy‘s day ended as it began—with the country’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta in an uneasy, unstable alliance with the media mogul Silvio Berlusconi. In a last minute speech in the Italian senate on Oct. 2, …
Berlusconi Changes Course and Backs Italian Government
The former prime minister announced that his party will support Prime Minister Enrico Letta ahead of a confidence vote
Pope Francis Talks Spirituality in New Interview
Displaying a sense of humor, the leader of the Catholic Church discusses faith with an influential Italian atheist
Amanda Knox Explainer: Trial Begins in Italy for the Third Time
The American student’s court saga begins another chapter
Amanda Knox Murder Appeal Opens Without Her
Trial for the murder of Meredith Kercher could be ‘infinite’