Vatican employees could lose their jobs for refusing COVID vaccine
Those who work for the Catholic Church's city state in Rome who refuse the vaccine "without proven health reasons" could face an "interruption of the work relationship."
COVID-19 claims Italy's government as its latest victim
An internal dispute over how to spend coronavirus recovery funds has forced Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign, layering a political crisis on top of a health crisis.
One of the biggest mafia trials in history kicks off in Italy
350 defendants, 900 witnesses, 400 lawyers and a special court built to accommodate 1,000 people as Italy's notorious 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate faces justice.
Pope says he understands COVID patients' struggle "from experience"
Francis gives his most personal insight ever of the ordeal that left him "hanging between life and death" with a misdiagnosed pulmonary infection.
Vatican: Pope John Paul II ignored abuse claims to promote McCarrick
Damning report from investigation ordered by Pope Francis says John Paul II ignored serious allegations against McCarrick to give him a more powerful role in the church.
How music became a weapon in the "revolution" in Belarus
It started with members of the national philharmonic playing folk songs on the steps of a concert hall, but grew into a flash mob movement against "Europe's last dictator."
Non-stop protests keep pressure on Belarus' president to resign
On display was the first major demonstration since Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that he would send in security forces "if necessary."
Putin says Russian "reserve" force ready to back Lukashenko in Belarus
In the standoff between anti-government protesters and "Europe's last dictator," Putin has offered the dictator his help, if things get "out of control."
Friends "100% certain" Belarus protester found hanged was no suicide
Police say Nikita Krivtsov killed himself, but his loved ones see the work of a regime trying to protect "Europe's last dictator."
Why anger in Belarus has boiled over, and what happens next?
Protesters say they're "not afraid," as autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko tells his security forces to quash a popular uprising.
With virus crisis abating, Europe looks to get back to open borders
Italy, keen to see tourists return, drops quarantine order for travelers from most of Europe as Germany prepares to ease advice against travel.
New evidence links COVID-19 to mystery illness in children
Cases of the mysterious inflammatory syndrome, similar to Kawasaki disease, have been reported in children in more than a dozen U.S. states.
COVID crisis prompts Italy to grant 500K migrants work permits
"The food on our table comes from these fields. Now we must hand over those rights which have been denied to those who work in them," official says.
Italian police probe nursing home with 190 reported COVID-19 deaths
Investigation also involves other care homes in coronavirus-hit northern Italy, where directors are suspected of culpable negligence.
Coronavirus antibody tests could be the key to reopening Italy's economy
With the country's economy under threat of collapse, the government says it's working on solutions to getting people back to work.