Italy in Brief

Emilia-Romagna and parts of Le Marche have been submerged in devastating floods over the past week. Highways are now rivers, fields of crops are lakes and many…

Archaeologists uncovered a pair of skeletons during recent excavations and security work on the Insula of the Chaste Lovers, a section of the ancient city of…

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the world’s most watched non-sporting events and among the largest music competitions on the planet. This year’s warbling…

The screenplay synopsis practically writes itself: US-born widow of an Italian prince (or something like one) finds herself at the center of a battle over the…

We see it time and time again in Italy: A run-of-the-mill restoration gets underway, only to be interrupted by the discovery of new artworks and artifacts.…

The United States has the Oscars; Britain owns the BAFTAs. But how much do you know about Italy’s “Davids”?  On Wednesday, May 10, the 68th edition of the…

Agrigento, a hilltop city on the southwestern coast of Sicily, has been crowned Italy’s Capital of Culture for the 2025 calendar year.  The much-anticipated…

Italy is parched. For the past 13 months, the country has been experiencing a historic drought, the worst in 70 years. It has produced startling images of…

Habemus podcast. On March 13, to mark the 10th anniversary of the pontificate, Vatican News aired a special 9-minute “Popecast” with Francis — born Jorge…

As part of a national initiative to promote reading among the Italian public, the Ligurian port city of Genoa has been named Italian Book Capital 2023 by the…