PROCIDA, Italy — Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where public displays of popular piety are a centuries-old tradition, Procida’s Holy Week commemorations stand out. The picturesque island in the Bay of Naples, … Read more
ERCOLANO, Italy — “Mamma mia!” exclaimed Luca Capuano, feigning surprise as his rotund infant, Paola, slurped another spoonful of her favorite mush, a concoction of rabbit and fennel home-cooked by her other dad, Salvatore Scarpa. Soon, they hoped, they’d be cooking for more in this kitchen, where Mount Vesuvius looms outside a rear window. The … Read more
A logo on the UniCredit SpA headquarters in Milan, Italy, on Saturday Jan. 22, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Italian bank UniCredit hit their highest level since 2015 on Monday, after announcing that it would return 8.6 billion euros ($9.2 billion) to investors on the back of higher-than-expected profits. The Milan-based bank shared … Read more
ROME — Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, the son of Italy’s last king, Umberto II, has died at the age of 86. The prince died on Saturday in Geneva, the Savoy Royal House said in a statement. He had lived in Switzerland since the family were exiled from Italy when he was 9 years old. … Read more
ROME — Italy’s president on Friday denounced rising antisemitism and delivered a powerful speech in support of the Jewish people as he commemorated a Holocaust Remembrance Day overshadowed by Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and a rise in anti-Israel acts here. In a ceremony at the Quirinale Palace attended by the premier and leaders of … Read more
MILAN — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni slammed carmaker Stellantis, accusing it of weakening Italy’s industrial footprint since the merger of FiatChrysler and PSA Peugeot that created the world’s fourth largest auto maker. As one of Italy’s top private sector employers, Fiat and its successors, FiatChrysler and then Stellantis, have always gotten government attention, but rarely … Read more
ROME — Verdicts are expected Monday in the trial of hundreds of people accused of membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups. The trial started almost three years ago in the southern Calabria region, where the mob organization was originally based. The ’ndrangheta quietly … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ROME — In a major speech to bolster support for Ukraine among political conservatives, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni quoted an unlikely source: Faramir, son of Denethor, who battled the orc hordes at Osgiliath. “I do not love the bright sword for its sharp edge, nor the … Read more
Vegan cheese isn’t usually anything to write home about, in terms of taste and texture. Dreamfarm, a startup based in Parma, in the Food Valley of Italy, is hoping to change that. It’s cooked up a plant-based mozzarella using a base of fermented almonds, and just a handful of other ingredients, which it reckons does … Read more
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images News | Getty Images Italy could face yet more economic pressure as the European Union faces a standoff over new debt rules. The 27 member states of the EU have been at odds over new debt rules for several months. The idea is to make … Read more