COURMAYEUR, Italy — In Italy, the days surrounding the Catholic feast of the Assumption of Mary, which coincides with a major national holiday, are typically a time of national relaxation kicked off ...

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like ...

Critics argue that the latest policies, which mandate that citizens can only visit a church if they have another state-authorized reason to venture outside, are an unnecessary constitutional overreach ...

Garbage piled up in front of Naple’s historic Church of San’Agostino della Zecca. (Credit: Screen capture.) Listen ROME – For Catholics from parts of the world where the Church isn’t necessarily ...