Pope Is Expected to Be Released From the Hospital on Saturday
Francis, who has been coping with a variety of health issues, was taken to the hospital on Wednesday. He is being treated with antibiotics for bronchitis, according to the Vatican.
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Pope Francis could be discharged from hospital ‘in next few days’
Doctors say 86-year-old has shown marked improvement and has been treated for bronchitisPope Francis has had a marked improvement in his health and could be discharged from hospital “in the next few days”, doctors treating the 86-year-old said on Thurs…
Italian plan to ban lab-grown food criticised as misguided
Minister says aim is to ‘safeguard our nation’s heritage’ but campaigners say artificial meat holds promiseThe Italian government has approved a draft law that would ban food grown in laboratories, including artificial meat, as it seeks to “safeguard o…
Art, not pornography: Florence museum invites Florida parents to see the David
Galleria dell’Accademia director issues invitation in wake of incident that forced principal to resign after parents’ complaintsThe Florence museum which houses Michelangelo’s David has invited the board of a Florida Christian charter school to visit, …
Italian academic cooks up controversy with claim carbonara is US dish
Alberto Grandi also raises hackles with suggestion Wisconsin has most authentic take on parmesan cheeseAn Italian academic has caused more than a stir after saying the recipe for carbonara is American and the only place in the world to find bona fide p…
Italian authorities detain Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat
Yacht impounded over alleged breach of far-right government’s new rules for rescue vesselsItalian authorities have detained a migrant rescue boat financed by the British street artist Banksy after it responded to a distress call in the central Mediterr…
Refugees trying to reach Italy die after boats sink off coast of Tunisia
Latest tragedy comes as authorities in north African country crack down on undocumented peopleAt least 29 people from sub-Saharan Africa have died while trying to reach Italy after two boats carrying them across the Mediterranean sank off the coast of …
Pope Francis returns three fragments of Parthenon to Greece
Carved heads of a boy, a horse and a bearded man, formerly in Vatican Museums, unveiled in AthensThe desire of Pope Francis to right a wrong has led to the official return to Greece from the Vatican of three ornately carved fragments that once adorned …
Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe.
The Western world’s oldest population is facing a crisis of caregivers. Some are looking for a little helping, plastic, hand.