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Michela Murgia was a voice for minorities and a lightning rod for political debate. She also garnered respect even from a prime minister whose policies...

A dig at a palace set to become a hotel has unearthed traces of a theater that archaeologists hypothesize was built by Nero, the emperor...

A court in Rome said it had decided to acquit a janitor accused of improperly touching a student in part because the episode lasted “a...

There is now a 5 euro fee to get into one of Italy’s most popular sites, but the process has been bewildering for some, and...

That doughy disc with delectable toppings seen in a 2,000-year-old painting is not a pizza, experts insist. But can we get one delivered anyway?

Doctors have advised the 86-year-old pontiff to take it easy after undergoing treatment to deal with a hernia that caused painful intestinal blockages.

The former Italian prime minister and media mogul, who died at 86, was a divisive figure, but even his foes acknowledged that he was an...

Intense downpours caused rivers to overflow in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna, swamping numerous cities in a catastrophe that experts described as “unprecedented.”

An initiative featuring a computerized version of Botticelli’s Venus aims to bolster tourism, but it has been roundly mocked in Italy for using stereotypes about...

Although it is a step forward for women, they are still barred from becoming deacons, which many advocates of female leadership in the Roman Catholic...