Topic: Il Giornale

Italian media on strike over bill to curb wiretapping

AFP Global Edition - 589 days ago
Italy was hit by a news blackout Friday as journalists went on strike against a bill curbing the use of wiretapping proposed by the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.The FNSI press union deemed the strike a "day of silence" in ...

Pizza in Naples may be baked using coffin wood: report

AFP Global Edition - 641 days ago
Italian prosecutors believe pizza in the southern city of Naples may be baked in ovens lit with wood from coffins dug up in the local cemetery, Italian daily Il Giornale reported on Monday."Pizza, one of the few symbols of Naples that ...

Italian Catholic scandal draws in Pope Benedict

AP News - 738 days ago
Scandal in Italy's Catholic Church leads to papal involvement, public denial of Vatican leaks A scandal in Italy's Catholic Church has morphed into a tale of Vatican intrigue complete with forged documents, reports of dueling cardinals and a papal admonishment ...

Italy cardinal denounces attack on Catholic editor

AP News - 879 days ago
Top Italy cardinal denounces attack on Catholic editor as sign of deterioration of civilityA top Italian cardinal complained Monday that civility was on the decline in Italy after a prominent Catholic editor was forced to resign after a newspaper loyal to Premier ...

Berlusconi's rift with ally deepens with lawsuit

Reuters US Online Report World News - 885 days ago
ROME (Reuters) - A rift between Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi and his main ally Gianfranco Fini deepened on Tuesday after Fini sued a paper owned by the prime minister's brother for threatening " But he has started looking more like a rival.In ...

Pope backs Italy church in Berlusconi row

AP News - 899 days ago
Pope backs Italian bishops amid row with Premier Berlusconi's family newspaperPope Benedict XVI on Tuesday gave his full support to the Italian Catholic Church after it was dragged into a media row linked to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal.The ...

Berlusconi allies work to patch up church ties

AP News - 902 days ago
Berlusconi allies work to patch up ties with Catholic church after latest sex scandal salvosAllies of the Italian government have pledged to patch up ties with the Catholic church, after a newspaper in Premier Silvio Berlusconi's media family attacked a Catholic ...