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Secret ‘Mission’ for Peace in Ukraine May Show Limits of Pope’s Influence

Since Francis made cryptic reference to a Vatican peace effort, the suggestion had elicited denial or bewilderment by war’s protagonists.

Pope Reveals He’s Working on Secret ‘Mission’ of Peace in Ukraine

Francis said he was doing “all that is humanly possible” to help return Ukrainian children taken to Russia and urged Hungary not to slam doors...

Eduard Habsburg, Hungary’s Ambassador to Pope, Has Offbeat Résumé

Eduard Habsburg, Viktor Orban’s man at the Vatican, took the post after a career as a zombie movie screenwriter, novelist and cartoon producer. “I can...

Leonardo’s Ferry Left High and Dry by Global Warming and Red Tape

A ferry used to traverse the banks of the Adda River, in northern Italy, but drought and an abundance of bureaucracy has closed it down.

Seeking Visibility, Pope’s Commission on Sex Abuse Gets a New Home

In moving from cramped offices to a palazzo, the organization is aiming for more visibility, and to be better able to welcome victims.

Surrogacy Emerges as the Wedge Issue for Italy’s Hard Right

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ordered municipalities to stop certifying foreign birth certificates for same-sex couples who used surrogacy, leaving some babies in a legal...

Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe.

The Western world’s oldest population is facing a crisis of caregivers. Some are looking for a little helping, plastic, hand.

10 Years On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges From the Right and the Left

In an ideologically divided Roman Catholic Church, the right has accused him of going too far and the left of not going far enough.

The Woman Shaking Up Italian Politics (No, Not the New Prime Minister)

Daughter of Italian and Jewish American parents, Elly Schlein wants to remake the center-left opposition to Giorgia Meloni, if only her party can survive it.

Italy’s Hard-Right Leader Vexes Europe by Playing Nice, Mostly

Some still fear an authoritarian turn, but Giorgia Meloni has surprised many by showing a pragmatic streak since coming to power. Now Europe is not...
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