VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Italian activists fighting sexual abuse by Catholic clergy decry the 'conspiracy of silence' between the Italian church and state.

(RNS) — Though data is sparse, the church and Italian atheists agree that the 2-decade-old process is becoming more common.

As of 2020, the Catholic Church in Italy’s main source of revenue, a provision in Italian tax law called the “8×1000,” or the “eight per thousand,” has dropped to a historic low.

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ROME (RNS) — Lurid accusations of priests involved in sex orgies, porn videos and prostitution have emerged from several parishes in Italy recently, sending shock waves all the way to the ...

The Ricostruttori community in Italy runs houses of prayer for people who are “drawn to spirituality but far from the Church.” ...

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, a tireless upholder of Catholic tradition and doctrine, has warned that the synod could be used as a “hostile takeover” of the church.

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square.

Italy's Catholic bishops provided their first accounting of clergy sexual abuse and revealed Thursday that more than 600 cases from Italy were on file at the Vatican since 2000.

The dome of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, as seen from Rome. Are Italy and the Catholic Church impossible to separate? (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) As Rome prepares to host the 2025 Jubilee, ...

A REPORT examining the number of cases of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church in Italy uncovered at least 89 victims and 68 people accused of abuse during the past two years.

The arm of one of Jesus' 12 apostles, St. Jude, will begin a tour in September across the United States. It's the first time the relic has left Italy.