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Protesters took to the streets of Rome on Saturday to demonstrate against the country’s on-going austerity measures and the blight of high unemploym...
The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...
The Catholic leader of England and Wales has spoken of his excitement over a fresh start for the Church ahead of the Pope's inauguration Mass. The ...
How many of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics actually follow their church's teaching on matters such as contraception and abortion? How many actually believe its teaching on transubstantiation, that during Holy Communion the bread and wine offered to the congregation are miraculously changed into the body and blood of Christ?
So what does this all mean for non-Catholics? Well, probably not a lot. For most people, Pope Francis is just another old man who should really be on a golf course in Florida somewhere, enjoying retirement. And yet we all tuned into the news when the signal was given that a new pope had been elected.
Pope Francis is already well known his frugal ways - cooking his own meals and riding the bus instead of taking a chauffeur, but on Thursday showed th...
Starting in March 2013, my husband Stephen and I are planning to fly to Rome, mount our bicycles, and pedal. Roughly six months later, we hope to arrive in St. Petersburg. And that's just for starters. We're trading in our house and two cars for a tent and two bikes and we don't know when (or where) we'll have a solid roof over our heads again. I know what you're thinking. Why?
The Vatican owns 20 apartments within the same block that houses Europe’s biggest gay sauna, it has emerged. The Holy See spent £21million on t...
Food is often in short supply. The availability of and access to food is also, and has always been, highly political.
Even though Fellini was not around to direct them, the recent general elections certainly look like they are following his scripts.
A British man has been arrested in italy has been arrested in Italy for the murder of a tour guide and the attempted killing of another man. Police...
Some thoughts over pizza at a restaurant in Rome after a 14 hour day on three hours sleep. I'm in Italy reporting on the Pope when another story breaks. Pictures of the royal baby bump appear in an Italian gossip magazine. Back to work for me, I'll never get to finish that pizza now.
In his first public appearance since announcing his resignation, Pope Benedict XVI said he had felt "almost physically" strengthened by the love and p...
By resigning, rather than dying in office, Pope Benedict has at last earned his place in the history books alongside his predecessor, making a unique contribution that no one could have imagined.
Curiosity exposes you to novelty, and curious people live longer and healthier lives, research shows. And one way of stimulating curiosity is to vacation with a purpose.
Bored of another festive break spent in your local pub, hoping not to run into 'that guy' (or girl) from last year? Perhaps it's time to throw caut...
It wasn't a link to favourite gif, or a request for a member of One Direction to "follow back", but the pope's first tweet was simple message of goodw...
Pope Benedict XVI is to christen his new Twitter account with 140 holy characters this week. The first tweet, planned for midday on Wednesday, wil...
Jeremy Clarkson has been spotted out in Italy with a woman he was alleged to have been cheating on his wife with last year. The Top Gear host was p...
It may be hard to believe that, half a millenium ago, the project helped fuel one of the Renaissance's greatest rivalries, attended by stories of sex, violent rows, money and a dirty, bitter, misshapen genius in dogskin boots.
The Vatican has held a ceremony to name seven new saints including the first Native American to ever be beatified. Led by Pope Benedict XVI, the sp...
Drunken hoards of rowdy tourists have made Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel an "unimaginable mess" and access to the artwork should be restricted, an Ita...
Remember YouTuber Andrew Hales and his California hugging experiment? Just in case your memory needs refreshing: he filmed what happened when he wande...
Where does a billionaire CEO and his new wife go on their honeymoon? The answer may disappoint you. No, it's not a secret island, the International...
Britons enjoyed another scorcher on Wednesday as temperatures climbed to 27C. The warm weather was enjoyed by this couple walking their dogs in Lar...
