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Ety Cicioni, a tailor who produces uniforms for the Swiss Guard and clerical wear, works on a garment in his shop near the Vatican in Rome April 29, 2021. Several Rome-based artisans who work in the Catholic sphere indicated that even if the pandemic were to disappear in a miraculous instant, the traditional trades still face an uphill struggle to stay profitable. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican's vanishing artisans: Traditional workshops struggle amid COVID-19

Robert Duncan|May 7, 2021|5 Min Read

A woman and a child are seen at the beach in Naples, Italy, in this May 4, 2020, file photo. Pope Francis is scheduled to open a May 14 meeting discussing the challenges posed by Italy's low birth rate. (CNS photo/Ciro De Luca, Reuters)

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Pope will open an online meeting on 'demographic winter' in Italy

Carol Glatz|May 3, 2021|3 Min Read

In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP via Crux)

Two 100-day milestones, two very different Catholic conversations

John L. Allen Jr.|Apr 30, 2021|5 Min Read

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, a homeless man prepares to spend the night under a covered walkway of a building close to the Vatican, in Rome. (Andrew Medichini/AP via Crux)

World

Italian charity amps up service to homeless as COVID closures drag on

Elise Ann Allen|Apr 20, 2021|5 Min Read

(L'Osservatore Romano via CNA)

World

Pope Francis praises 'exemplary witness' of Italian ambassador killed in Congo

Courtney Mares|Feb 24, 2021|2 Min Read

Pope Francis greets Mario Draghi at the Vatican on Oct. 19, 2013. (Vatican Media via CNA)

The Vatican ties of Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Draghi

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 17, 2021|4 Min Read

Judge Rosario Livatino. (Wikimedia Commons via Crux)

Italian judge latest example of Church’s new test for ‘martyrdom’

John L. Allen Jr.|Dec 23, 2020|4 Min Read

Pope Francis attends the opening session of the annual assembly of the Italian bishops at the Vatican in this May 16, 2016, file photo. In a Dec. 18 statement, the Italian bishops' conference said that in 2019 it distributed $1.2 billion received from Italy's income tax apportionment program. The money is used to pay priests' salaries, maintain churches and parish ministries and support charitable projects. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Italy: Catholic Church distributes $1.2 billion from annual tax fund

Junno Arocho Esteves|Dec 18, 2020|2 Min Read

Cardinal Crecscenzio Sepe views the reliquary with the blood of St. Januarius in 2009. (Paola Migni/Flickr, CC BY 2.0 via CNA)

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Blood of St. Januarius fails to liquefy on December feast

Hannah Brockhaus|Dec 16, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis, pictured in St. Peter's Square Oct. 8, 2014. (Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk via CNA)

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Pope Francis to agricultural sector: Seek solidarity, not just profit

Hannah Brockhaus|Dec 15, 2020|2 Min Read

(Nynne Schroder/Unsplash)

As Italy hits record low births, is there a future for the family?

Hannah Brockhaus|Dec 15, 2020|8 Min Read

Pope Francis carries a figurine of the baby Jesus as he leaves Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 24, 2019, file photo. The pope will celebrate the traditional Christmas Eve Mass with a small congregation; the Mass will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Rome so people can get home without breaking Italy's 10 p.m. COVID-19 curfew. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope to celebrate early Mass Dec. 24 because of COVID-19 curfew

Cindy Wooden|Dec 10, 2020|2 Min Read

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