Italian cooking joins French gastronomy and Mexican cuisine on UNESCO’s list of global cultural gems, setting off celebration ...

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of Italy’s intelligence services and warned them not to use confidential information for ...

UNESCO has officially recognized Italian cuisine as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, making it the first national ...

It’s time to uncork the prosecco and maybe order a plate of tagliatelle al ragù for the table. Italy has a very tasty reason to celebrate: Its national cuisine has become the first entire gastronomic ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As the Vatican switches gears from saying goodbye to Pope Francis to electing his successor, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal and whether he can vote in the May 7 ...

Italian star orchestral conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded this year's Ratzinger Prize by Pope Leo XIV. The award will be presented to Muti on December 12 during the traditional Christmas ...

ROME, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Italian cooking, already celebrated around the world, is poised for a new accolade: formal recognition as a cultural treasure from the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO.

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, SILVIA STELLACCI and NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Italian food is known and loved around the world for ...

The Vatican says it will cooperate in investigations on internal corruption. LONDON. June 28, 2013— -- Is the world's holiest bank riddled with corruption? Many are asking that question today ...

MILAN -- Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010 that was never carried out, an ...