Piano, the Italian word for slow, was one of Pope Francis’s favourite words. He wanted a gentle touch to heal everything and ...

Cardinals will meet next month to pick Francis' successor, deciding if the new pope should continue with the late pontiff's ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

It’s hard to put into words how much we enjoyed visiting Florence at the end of our most recent trip to Italy. Our ...

U.S. Consul General in Florence Daniela Ballard speaks about the American Consulate's being open for "business as usual".

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

The Italian Renaissance master’s sculpture was one of the first major artifacts to be digitally modeled, in 2000, by Stanford University. Though not as massive as the Titanic, the statue’s ...

Actor Peter Weller on the politics of "RoboCop," jazz and the importance of kindness and spirituality in hard times ...

Ready to lose yourself in another reality? These open-world games prove that gaming isn't just entertainment—it's an ...

Chianti, Italy’s most famous wine region, mostly lies just south of the city ... La Casuccia and San Lorenzo—that today ...

When planning a trip to Italy, you can almost push a pin randomly in the map and leave it at that. There’s such a wealth of ...

Lonely Planet has given reasons for each place’s inclusion. The top billing goes to Rome for its incredible and age-old ...