Bergoglio’s elevation to Pope Francis recalls his deep role in Argentina’s politics

Daniel Politi, Vinod Sreeharsha and Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers
March 14, 2013

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The elevation Wednesday of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the Roman Catholic Church’s 266th pope and the first from Latin America brought cheers across South America but also served as a reminder of the church’s role during the region’s dark days... Read more »

Italian cruise ship still in a state of shipwreck

Miranda Siwak, News Editor
February 23, 2012

The Costa cruise ship Concordia hit a reef off the coast of the Tuscan island, Giglio in Italy, Jan 13. Captain Francesco Schettino declared the waters safe to travel before the ship hit the reef, not that far from the shore. After the crash, 17 were reported dead, and 15 missing. The 114,500 ton ship... Read more »

Italian prime minister resigns from office

Sarah Allen, News Editor
December 14, 2011

In the face of deteriorating economic prospects, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned and was replaced by economist Mario Monti, who promised that his new technocrat government could find a remedy to Italy’s debt woes and restore faith in the faltering economies of the eurozone. Italy... Read more »

Amanda Knox freed

Miranda Siwak, News Editor
November 7, 2011

After a four year legal battle beginning with the 2007 crime in Perugia, Italy, Amanda Knox, 24, and former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 27, won their appeal, Oct. 3, and have been cleared of committing murder. Knox had asked judges to clear her and Sollecito of her British roommate Meredith Kercher’s... Read more »

‘Global Day of Rage’ mostly peaceful until protests in Rome turn violent

Miranda Siwak, News Editor
October 18, 2011

Oct. 16 was a typical Sunday until a peaceful demonstration near the Colosseum turned into a riot. Groups of brutal youths destroyed shop windows, set fire to cars, and fought with police. It turned a peaceful march against the Italian people’s economic woes to the worst riot Italy has seen since the... Read more »