Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Rome

Cardinal George Pell, whose sex abuse convictions were overturned, dies at 81

Pell was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse and spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia only to have his convictions overturned.

WEKU

Cardinal Pell, whose convictions were overturned, dies at 81

Cardinal George Pell, who was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse before his convictions were later overturned, has died in Rome at age 81

The Independent UK

Prime minister says arrangements being put in place to bring George Pell's remains back to Australia — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making arrangements to have the remains of Cardinal George Pell returned to Australia. He says a service will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral at a future date. Look back on Wednesday's updates.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most powerful Catholic, who was dogged by scandal – obituary

Cardinal was acquitted on appeal of child sexual abuse charges but remained tarnished by his response to paedophile priests over decades

The Guardian - AU

Cardinal George Pell dies in Rome aged 81 after hip surgery; former Vatican finances chief was Australia's top-ranking Catholic

Cardinal George Pell, Australia's top-ranking Catholic who was jailed for child abuse before his convictions were quashed, dies at the age of 81 in Rome following complications from hip surgery.

ABC News

Cardinal George Pell leaves 'mixed legacy'

Cardinal George Pell has died aged 81 in Rome, a week after mourning in St Peter's beside the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict.

AAP

Italian, Japanese leaders agree to form "strategic partnership"

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed at a meeting on Tuesday to strengthen ties in a range of spheres including the economy, trade and defence, the leaders said.

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Vatican to probe teen's 1983 disappearance

ROME: The Vatican is opening an inquiry into the disappearance of a teenager 40 years ago, a case that has sparked countless theories and a hit TV series.

Bangkok Post

The Vatican reopens a 40-year-old case of an employee's daughter who disappeared

The Vatican opened a file on the disappearance of a teenage girl months after a new Netflix documentary aired on the case and weeks after her family asked the Italian Parliament to take up the cause.

WEKU

The Vatican has reopened the investigation into the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi. Here's the latest on her case

Emanuela Orlandi, who lived in the Vatican City as the daughter of an employee, was 15 years old when she went missing. The mystery of her case has gripped Italy for decades.

ABC News

Vatican reopens investigation into teenager who went missing in 1983

Emanuela Orlandi case has triggered several theories but never yielded any concrete answers

The Guardian - UK

Scientists Chip Away at How Ancient Roman Concrete Stood Test of Time

The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling array of magnificent structures including some that have survived to modern times virtually intact like the domed Pantheon in Rome. An indispensable material for the Romans was a form of concrete they developed that is known for remarkable durability…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Travel experts recommend Europe in winter for best deals, but pack layers

Europe in winter: You can enjoy an espresso at a sidewalk café in Rome or Barcelona, but you may be bundled up in a jacket and scarf.

Tribune News Service

Marches in Europe support Iran protests, assail government

Hundreds of marchers in European cities have protested in support of protesters in Iran

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Author Hanif Kureishi says he cannot move his arms or legs after fall in Rome

The 68-year-old British novelist, whose works include ‘The Buddha Of Suburbia’, said he might never hold a pen again

USA Today Sports Media Group

James Houston explains why getting cut by the Lions was good for him

Detroit rookie phenom James Houston explains why getting cut by the Lions was good for him, what it was like to sack Josh Allen and more with the Jim Rome Show

Asharq Al-Awsat

Global Food Prices in 2022 Hit Record High amid Drought, War

Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said, as Russia's war in Ukraine, drought and other factors drove up inflation and worsened hunger worldwide. The…

The Independent UK

Author Hanif Kureishi says he cannot move his arms or legs after fall in Rome

The 68-year-old British playwright, novelist and filmmaker’s works include The Buddha Of Suburbia, Intimacy and Mother.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Football fan travelled to three matches in two continents for just £69

Rob Adcock managed to find a way to get from Manchester in the UK to Rome, Italy and then on to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for less than the price of a Stoke-on-Trent to Swindon train ticket

Radio France Internationale

Fifty thousand faithful pay final respects to ex-pope Benedict XVI

Pope Francis, global leader of the Catholic church, presided over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday in the presence of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter's Square in Rome.

Daily Mirror

Jon Rahm explains benefits of banning LIV rebels from Ryder Cup as he urges decision

The 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome currently appears in jeopardy, with stars on both the US and European teams set to miss out if rebel LIV players are banned from selection

Irish Mirror

Son of man killed in Cork housefire pays emotional tribute as he shares favourite memories

David's father Sean 'John' Lynch was killed in the tragedy. The 86-year-old is believed to have nodded off by the fire after dinner, with his little dog Romeo by his side.

Daily Mirror

Pope Benedict's emotional final words before dying revealed by archbishop

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s "last comprehensible words" have been revealed, as his body now lies at St Peter’s Basilica, in the Vatican City, Rome, to allow the faithful to pay respects

Radio France Internationale

Thousands queue to pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI

Thousands of Catholics began paying their respects on Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome, at the start of three days of lying-in-state before his funeral.

The Independent UK

Benedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes

The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has unfolded in an entirely un-papal-like manner: There were no bells tolling in St. Peter's Basilica, no solemn announcement in a Vatican City square and no mobilizing of official delegations to Rome

1 … 95 96 97 98

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Australian Catholic University

18 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.