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Things ain’t quite what they used to be, down at the Domus Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. For a start, there is a deal of commotion ever(...)

Four face manslaughter charges for Brazil nightclub fire

Prosecutors have charged four people with manslaughter for their roles in a nightclub fire that killed 241 people in southern Brazil in Januar(...)

The best time to visit Venice

March is the best month to visit Venice, with the lowest number of tourists and the best room rates – even at the newly reopened and restored 1(...)

Change of style on first day in office for Pope Francis

As you might expect, the mood in the Domus Santa Marta, the Vatican lodgings where all the cardinals stay during a conclave, was a festive one (...)

Yesterday afternoon, by mistake, someone at the Italian Bishops Conference sent off a telegram of congratulations to Car(...)

Cardinals elect first pope from the Americas

It has happened. People around here have been talking about it for years and years but it has finally happened. The cardinals of the Cath(...)