Rome was more than a stunning background for the Party of European Socialists (PES) as they gathered for their congress ahead of the June elections. ADVERTISEMENT On paper, the two-day … Read More
The Party of European Socialists (PES) has elected Nicolas Schmit as its lead candidate for the EU elections amid worries of a far-right surge. ADVERTISEMENT Schmit, the current European Commissioner … Read More
Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago. A series of earthen mounds and … Read More
VATICAN CITY, Dec 31 – The Vatican marked the first anniversary on Sunday of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with one of his closest aides saying he never would … Read More
Pope Francis visited a hospital in Rome for tests Saturday after coming down with the flu, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pontiff, who had part of one of his lungs … Read More
A UK museum has declared a third-century Roman emperor a transgender woman — and will start referring to the ruler as “she,” even though some historians believe it is based … Read More
An exhibit on Roman buses tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who escaped Nazi deportation 80 years ago by hiding in a tram. Emanuele Di Porto, now 92, rode … Read More
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin was welcomed by his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantedosi in Rome to “help Italy to secure its borders”, following the influx of migrants to Lampedusa. French … Read More
A Jersey City artist recounted the stomach-churning moment she thought she was “going to die” aboard a United Airlines flight that plummeted nearly 30,000 feet in just 10 minutes earlier … Read More
Coming soon: “Rocky X: Rocky Balboa vs. the Pope.” Sylvester Stallone met Pope Francis on Friday in Vatican City, Rome, in a sweet moment. A clip of the interaction posted to … Read More
