Daniel Verdú

The head of the Roman Catholic Church lashed out against the partisan use that clerical conservatives have made of the former pontiff’s death, particularly Georg Gänswein, the longtime secretary to Joseph Ratzinger

The pontiff is on a six-day trip that will also take him to South Sudan, two of the most dangerous countries on the continent and among the few places where Catholicism remains robust

The Cosa Nostra capo managed to evade authorities thanks to a wide protection network involving high-level officials, businesspeople, doctors and lawyers

The most-wanted fugitive in Italy led a normal life in a town adjoining the municipality where he was born, but residents claim they had no idea who he was

EL PAÍS traveled to his hideout in Campobello di Mazara, where residents say he was often seen at the local bar and pizza restaurant

The mobster, who had been on the run for 30 years, was arrested just six miles from the Sicilian town where he was born and raised

A Netflix documentary and memoirs by a former papal secretary have pushed Pope Francis to review details of the disappearance of an employee’s daughter, missing for 39 years

‘The great gossipmonger is the devil,’ said Pope Francis before meeting in private with Georg Gänswein, who is set to release a book revealing secrets of the pope he served for so long

Italy’s rich culinary history is gaining new admirers thanks to a group of women, most in their 80s, who make traditional pasta dishes on YouTube. Carrying on a centuries-old custom of using simple ingredients and implements to prepare ‘sfoglie’ from scratch, the ‘Pasta Grannies’ are popularizing a time-honored practice, sharing regional recipes, and enjoying a moment of international acclaim

The assassination of the head of Inter Milan’s radical fan group was the third in five years and further evidence of organized crime’s infiltration into Italian soccer

The outcome of Sunday’s vote will be watched nervously by European leaders, who are expecting frosty relations with the Brothers of Italy chief

Francis beatifies the pontiff who died 33 days after being elected and who inspired conspiracy theories and movies

The tragedy, which took place on the mountain of Marmolada, the highest in the Dolomites, has killed at least six people and injured another eight

Pope Francis’ recent release of Nazi-era documents from the Vatican archive and a new book are spurring renewed debate on the controversial silence of a pontiff who negotiated with the Third Reich and failed to condemn the Holocaust

Spain’s diplomatic headquarters before the Holy See, in the heart of Rome, celebrates 400 years in which it has exerted extraordinary influence

The Prosecutor’s Office and the Carabinieri in the Italian capital have discovered new criminal groups from Albania who are competing with local clans

As a documentary about him is released, the nonagenarian welcomes us into his home and clears up some of the myths

The pontiff was responding to journalists’ questions today during a flight to Malta. He has been invited to the war-torn country by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Davide Fontana reported his crime to the police earlier this week. He had dismembered victim Carol Maltesi’s corpse and frozen it, before dumping it on a mountainside

Italian police find the remains of a man who looks like he is dressed for the office inside a hard-to-reach cave on the eastern side of the famous volcano

The separatist leader was released following a brief arrest and has flown back to Belgium. He has a hearing in Sardinia on October 4, but failure to show up could mean an end to the proceedings

The politician, who is also a Member of the European Parliament, has been living in Belgium since fleeing Spain to avoid detention for his role in the 2017 secession attempt. The Italian courts want to confirm whether or not he has immunity

The two countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic have a shared interest in overcoming resistance by member states who want to hand out loans rather than grants

Wary of a new surge in coronavirus infections, the executive is keeping more restrictions in place than Italy or France

Deputy prime minister conveys to Vatican secretary of state reforms that will see pedophilia offenses have no statute of limitations, putting them on the same level as terrorism crimes

Matteo Salvini says that crew of one of the few vessels still working to save migrants in the Mediterranean will “only see Italian ports in postcards”