Person: Massimo Franco

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Pope asks to be forgiven for priest scandals

Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for scandals at the Vatican and in Rome, an apparent reference to two cases of priests and gay sex that were revealed this month during a major meeting of bishops.

Thu, 15 Oct, 2015

Berlusconi wins confidence vote and brief reprieve

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a crucial vote of confidence yesterday, giving his struggling centre-right government a new, but probably short, lease of life.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2011

Political hurdles to resolving euro debt crisis intensify

ITALY braced for a confidence vote in Silvio Berlusconi’s government and Slovak leaders scrambled to secure approval for a stronger euro zone rescue fund yesterday, highlighting the political hurdles to resolving the bloc’s debt crisis.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2011