Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard has won the Giro d’Italia.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has cast Pope Leo XIV as a global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican.

Jannik Sinner is set to begin his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open this weekend.

Players at the French Open are planning a media protest over prize money.

Jannik Sinner is the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.

Elina Svitolina has claimed a third Italian Open title by beating Coco Gauff, who lost in the final in Rome for the second straight year.

Jannik Sinner beat Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semifinals and move past Novak Djokovic with a record 32nd consecutive victory in Masters 1000 events.

Luciano Darderi reaches the Italian Open semifinals after defeating teenager Rafael Jodar in a match that ended after 2 a.m. local time.

Novak Djokovic has been beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev will continue to play under neutral status after the International Tennis Federation announces that it will “not change its existing position” over suspensions for Belarus and Russia.

Roma has scored three first-half goals on its way to a 4-0 win over lowly Fiorentina in Serie A.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

The Italian coast guard has found 19 people dead and rescued 58 from a dinghy filled with migrants near Lampedusa.

Pope Leo XIV says no one can use God to justify war and he's praying especially for Christians in the Middle East.

Italian voters have rejected a judicial reform backed by conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni in a referendum, handing the right-wing government a major political setback.

The Vatican appeals tribunal has declared a mistrial in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century.”.

Daniela Petroff, who helped shape The Associated Press’ fashion and Vatican coverage for nearly four decades with style, authority and wit, has died in Rome.

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, providing the distinctive pock-marked rock to build a new generation of churches, temples and mosques worldwide.

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.

The Angel Meloni is no more.

Global fashion celebrities have joined the public in Rome to say a final goodbye to iconic designer Valentino.

Rome is paying its last respects to legendary designer Valentino, whose high-glamour gowns and trademark shade of red became an iconic symbol of Italian elegance.

Valentino Garavani’s death has cast a shadow over Paris Fashion Week.

Valentino Garavani, the iconic Italian designer known for his glamorous gowns and signature “Valentino red,” has died at 93.

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy.

The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old.

Rome has opened two subway stations.

The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports.

Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps.

Construction on the main hockey arena is still not finished.

Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday marking exactly two months before the Feb. 6 opening ceremony.

A preliminary cauldron has been lit by the Olympic flame at Italy’s presidential palace as the countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Games approaches the two-months-to-go mark.

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games has landed in Rome following a handover in Greece.

Italy’s fashion house Armani has appointed a new board to guide the company following the death of its founder Giorgio Armani earlier this year.

Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war.

Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard.

Firefighters have rescued a worker from beneath rubble inside a medieval tower in Italy's capital.

The Armani fashion house has appointed Giuseppe Marsocci as its new CEO following the death of its founder last month.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war during an address to a U.N. agency.

Israel’s World Cup qualifying match at Italy next week is expected to attract more pro-Palestinian protesters outside the stadium in Udine than ticket-holding spectators inside the soccer arena.

Activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have complained of mistreatment by Israeli guards.

Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a massive show of growing international anger at the two-year war.

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

Roma missed three attempts at an equalizing penalty before losing to Lille in the Europa League.

Bryson DeChambeau will be leading off in foursomes for the Americans at the Ryder Cup on Friday.

Over 1,000 LGBTQ+ Catholics and their families have participated in a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome.

Rory McIlroy watched Novak Djokovic handle boisterous spectators during a win at the U.S. Open and is ready to follow the tennis star’s lead at the Ryder Cup held in the United States this month.

Italy’s Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years.

An Italian hospital says a 20-year-old Palestinian woman has died after being transferred from Gaza for treatment.

The European Union agency that tracks global warming says last month was the third-warmest July on record, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago.

Pope Leo XIV has told over a million Catholic youths they are a sign that a different world is possible.

Pope Leo XIV urges young people to make radical choices for good during a major event in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony.

Italy’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit brought by climate activists against Italian energy giant Eni and its government shareholders can go ahead.

Countries prepared to provide troops for a future stabilization force in Ukraine have agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris to facilitate a rapid deployment after the war ends.

European leaders are urging private business and equity funds to not be afraid to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now even as Russia accelerates its war.

Pope Leo XIV has arrived at the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo to start a six-week vacation.

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic.

Major heat waves have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece.

Greenpeace has joined the smattering of protests in Venice against the upcoming wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.

Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of Italy’s most prominent contemporary artists, has died at age 98.

Police in Rome say an 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes A Class sedan part way down the city's landmark Spanish Steps before getting stuck.

The Vatican has beatified a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a part of the world wracked with violence a new model of holiness.

Greek authorities have detained an American man on the island of Skiathos who is suspected of killing an infant whose remains were found over the weekend in a Rome park.

Carlos Alcaraz has been wearing nasal strips in some matches since last season.

Napoli has won its second Serie A title in three years.

Mediator Oman says Iran and the United States made “some but not conclusive progress” in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Lionel Messi has revealed his favorite goal, and it wasn’t one of the hundreds he has scored with his legendary left foot.

Carlos Alcaraz is clearly the favorite for the French Open.

Jannik Sinner has gone all the way to the final in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban.

One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato.”.

Jannik Sinner says it’s “a good thing for us tennis players” that the new pope likes to play the sport.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has made a solid return from his three-month doping ban by beating 99th-ranked Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4 before an adoring home crowd at the Italian Open.

At the University of St. Thomas, students convened to watch the events unfold from Rome, reacting to the significant moment.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope.

Nuns don’t have a vote in the election of a pope.

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the conclave that will elect Pope Francis’ successor.

British Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider's view of what's going on these days before the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

“Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have witnessed the formal exchange of a dozen cooperation agreements including on defense.

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis.

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful have attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square.

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral.

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pontiff and before the election of another.

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936.

Iran and the United States plan to meet over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program again next week, after both sides said they made progress in their talks in Rome.

Iran has sought support from Russia over a possible deal with Washington over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, ahead of a second round of talks this weekend in Rome.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome for talks on tariffs with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.

The toll from clashes between violent fans and police ahead of the Rome derby includes 24 police officers injured, seven arrests and at least 40,000 euros in damaged garbage dumpsters.

King Charles III has arrived in Rome for a state visit to Italy, his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment.

Italian police are investigating as possible arson a fire that destroyed more than a dozen Tesla electric vehicles at a dealership on the outskirts of Rome.

Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive treatment course.

Two of Pope Francis’ closest advisers are predicting that he will recover from pneumonia and that a “new stage” in his pontificate will open after he is released.

The Italian postal service has seen a huge increase in mail addressed to Pope Francis since his Feb. 14 hospitalization.