Andrew Medichini / AP Restaurant Owners Clash with Police in Heated Lockdown Protest One restaurant owner in northern Italy spoke out after defying federal orders for months in order to keep his business afloat. By The Associated Press April 6, 2021
Domenico Stinellis / AP Whistleblower Calls Out World Health Organization's Censoring of COVID Report: 'I Couldn't Be Silent' The WHO has claimed the censored report contained 'factual inaccuracies,' but it hasn’t said what they were. By The Associated Press December 21, 2020
@EdwardPentin / Twitter screen shot Prominent Catholics Shred the Vatican for Its 'Embarrassing' Nativity Display 'It is a Nativity scene that must be framed in the historical period in which it was produced.' By Erin Coates December 16, 2020
Associazione Gesù Nazareno - Caltanissetta / Facebook Church Ransacked and Robbed, 'Sleeping Madonna' Left Broken and Desecrated Photos from the scene show broken artifacts and icons, with other church objects strewn about. By Jared Harris September 27, 2020
CTV News / Facebook screen shot Oops: Tourist Breaks Toes off 200-Year-Old Statue While Posing for Photo The man called his faux pas a 'stupid move,' and a Treviso court is currently deciding whether to press charges. By Amanda Thomason August 6, 2020
Bambino Gesu Hospital via AP Vatican Doctors Separate Conjoined Twins in Groundbreaking 18-Hour Surgery Doctors in Italy have successfully separated twin sisters born with their skulls fused back-to-back. By The Associated Press July 7, 2020
Alessandra Tarantino / AP Italian Survey Reveals How Lockdown Harmed Children A survey of locked-down Italians found that kids were more irritable, had trouble sleeping and regressed developmentally. By The Associated Press June 16, 2020
Marco Mantovani / Getty Images Top Italian Doctor Delivers Surprisingly Good Coronavirus News A pair of Italian doctors have offered good news about the state of the coronavirus and the prospects of returning to normal. By Jack Davis June 1, 2020
The Telegraph / YouTube screen shot Watch Age 12 Boy Brilliantly Maintain Composure While Being Stalked by Giant Bear 'Do you know what the secret was? I did not look him in the eye and so the bear understood that I was not his enemy.' By Erin Coates May 30, 2020
Francois Mori / AP Photo 58-Year-Old Woman Wins Pablo Picasso Painting Valued at $1.1 Million in Charity Raffle A 58-year-old woman from Italy won a Pablo PIcasso oil painting worth 1 million euros in a charity auction. By The Associated Press May 20, 2020