Despite a convincing victory he faces a tough time in parliament
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The number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean keeps rising
So does the risk of death
Francis is facing down opposition from traditionalists and Vatican bureaucrats
But on clerical sex-abuse, he seems weak
Will Art-Filled Florence Come Tumbling Down?
A spate of nearby quakes has officials worried; the steel-shell plan for Michelangelo’s ‘David’
In Rome, Restoring a Vast Repository of the Jewish Past
After years of delay, the ancient Jewish catacombs under Rome’s Villa Torlonia are set for restoration
Mário Soares obituary
Towering figure in Portuguese politics who was regarded as the father of his country’s modern democracy0
Italy’s two biggest parties are beset with problems
Working together may help. Fat chance
Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s foreign minister, is picked to become the country’s emergency prime minister
Matteo Renzi, who lost a crucial referendum, says he is going home. But he might not stay there for long
Matteo Renzi may not keep his pledge to step down
Italys’ prime minister has lost his constitutional referendum but isn’t quite gone
Italian voters have rejected Matteo Renzi’s constitutional reforms
After losing by 20 points, the prime minister will resign