Papal nunciate who lived openly with his male lover in Uruguay appointed by pope to senior job in the Vatican
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Shirtsleeve time
For the head of a government meant to be living from day to day, Enrico Letta has some strikingly long-term plans
Nursultan Nazarbayev’s chum in Italy
Central Asian politics cast a shadow over Italy’s
Vatican freezes prelate’s bank accounts over smuggling claims
Prelate’s accounts frozen following accusations of involvement in plot to smuggle €20m (£17m) into Italy from Switzerland
Silvio Berlusconi trial date protest leads to parliamentary standstill
Protesters oppose decision by supreme court aimed at preventing the media tycoon from evading jail
Will Silvio Berlusconi be found guilty?
The media proprietor’s legal problems again cast a shadow over the Italian government
Berlusconi party protests at attempt to close loophole that could spare him jail
Supreme court moves to hear Berlusconi’s final appeal before conviction expires under law his government passed in 2005
Pope attacks ‘globalisation of indifference’ in Lampedusa visit
Francis meets recently arrived migrants on Italian island and praises locals who ‘offered an example of solidarity’
Pope Francis condemns global indifference to suffering
Pope uses visit to island of Lampedusa to highlight plight of migrants and asylum seekers who die trying to reach Europe
Cocaine ‘broker’ Roberto Pannunzi back in jail in Italy after arrest in Colombia
Pannunzi, described as the world’s most powerful drugs broker, captured in Bogotá shopping centre after twice walking free