October 4, 2023 Historic Italian tourist spot seeks to ban short-term rentals amid housing crisis Italy's government has discussed limiting the total number of hours to rent a property each year, but Florence's mayor called the measure insufficient.
October 4, 2023 Driver in Italy's horrific bus crash may have fallen ill, authorities say The driver in Italy’s horrific bus crash that caused dozens of deaths Tuesday night may have been ill, according to the head of the bus operator.
October 4, 2023 Firefighters in Venice work until dawn clearing wreckage of bus crash that caused 21 deaths On Tuesday, a bus plummeted 50 feet from an elevated road and caused 21 deaths in Venice, Italy. Firefighters worked until dawn the next day clearing the wreckage.
October 4, 2023 Saint Francis of Assisi: What led the religious figure to abandon a life of luxury for a life of poverty? Saint Francis of Assisi made many contributions to Christianity. Each year on October 4, many Catholic churches celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
October 3, 2023 Cardinals dissatisfied by Pope Francis' answers on LGBT blessings and ordination of women, demand 'yes or no' A group of cardinals is pushing Pope Francis and the Holy See for simple yes or no answers to five points of doctrine it believes are becoming unclear.
October 3, 2023 At least 20 people killed in 'apocalyptic' crash after bus plunges from bridge A bus crashed near Venice, Italy, on Tuesday evening after falling from an overpass. The incident killed at least 20 people and injured others.
October 3, 2023 Volcanic tremors stoke mass evacuation fears in Italy Hundreds of tremors felt west of Naples, Italy, have led the Mediterranean nation's government to redraft mass evacuation plans amid fears of a potential eruption.
September 29, 2023 Brooks Koepka takes issue with Jon Rahm after disastrous first day for US at Ryder Cup Brooks Koepka called out Jon Rahm following the first day of the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy Friday. Koepka had some issue with what Rahm did on the course.
September 27, 2023 Conservative world leader torches Germany over migrant charities amid calls for naval blockade Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote a scathing letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over Berlin's funding of migrant charities that operate near Italy.
September 25, 2023 Convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was Italy’s No. 1 fugitive for years, dies in hospital The convicted mastermind of some of Sicilian Mafia’s most heinous slayings, Matteo Messina Denaro, has died. His death comes only months after being captured as Italy’s No. 1 fugitive.