World Animal Day aims to raise awareness about animal welfare and promote better animal treatment globally. Read on to learn ...

The Rev. Chris Looby, who pastors Roman Catholic churches in Morrisonville, Cadyville and Peru, will lead a pilgrimage to Rome in the fall. “Pope Francis has designated that this year 2025 is a ...

Travelers heading to Italy in 2025 should be aware of pickpockets in crowded areas, even in churches or religious sites. They ...

He was a fan of soccer and spent a lot of time on his computer. He also was deeply religious and, in April, is expected to be ...

Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in ...

Learn about five special locations to visit if you are planning an Italy trip during 2025.

+ “We understand you want more from an escorted tour than a few hurried, all too brief visits to the destinations you have ...

The International Criminal Court has demanded answers from Italy over why it freed a Libyan man suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well as murder, torture and rape.

Rome's famed 'cradle of Caravaggio, San Luigi de' Francesi, has got a new lighting system for the iconic Cycle of St Matthew painted by the Italian pre-Baroque master in the French church in the late ...

Introducing size – below we look at Italy’s 30 largest towns and cities (a list which, notably, doesn’t include Venice or Siena) – often brings entirely overlooked destinations into the ...

Italy has reduced the number of migrant boats from reaching the country with one main tactic. Giorgia Meloni has used money to cut the number of illegal immigrants and refugees from North Africa ...

Fresco by Giovanni Cimabue in the Lower Basilica of Assisi. Credit: Cimabue ... Venice became the main entry point for influence from the Byzantine Empire in Italy. The main reason for this was its ...