Vatican-watchers are debating who might succeed Francis at the head of a Catholic Church rife with internal tensions
An exclusive look at the Challengers director’s spectacular new palazzo in Rome
Italian premier abstained to vote for Ursula von der Leyen and said European Commission peddles ‘fake news’
The Dolomites are awash with luxury hotels. But where is the real deal?
Artistic director Wayne McGregor has chosen choreographers from around the world, including Trajal Harrell and Cristina Caprioli
Coastal businesses are threatening to stop working for some of August to protect their lucrative concessions
There are tensions between protecting antiquities and improving infrastructure
Prime minister seeks to stabilise relations during visit to Beijing but also insists trade must be ‘more fair’
Lucy Laucht goes in search of the dolce vita
European Commission raises alarm over independence of public broadcaster Rai after budget cuts and ‘intimidation’
Unthinking patriarchy still dominates great swaths of public life in the country
Milan-based authorities seize €121mn from logistics arm over contributions and its relationship with delivery workers
Plus, Milan’s momentum, Turkish lira trade, and Accidentally Wes Anderson
Returning Italians and rich foreigners lured by tax breaks bring newfound energy to financial centre
Anthony Hopkins stars, but this sprawling series is let down by a laboured script and too many digital effects
Interiors expert Chahan Minassian brings a new lease of life to this stunning property — with a little help from the famed Fortuny factory next door
Rome plans to allow investments in small reactors as part of a bid to lower the country’s carbon emissions
Comedy portrays former leader, once Europe’s most powerful politician, solving murders in her retirement
The sector is one where the country has excelled, creating jobs while other sectors have shrunk
Coastal southern Europe beckons – from Sicily to Puglia via the Côte d’Azur
Plus, SoftBank is not planning to follow Elliott’s call and a former ‘Barbarian’ hunts mid-sized deals
Three green spaces in the floating city are tackling its thorniest issues from the root up
Poor harvests hitting production have forced up the cost of key ingredient
Italy and France vie for the same role in new European Commission
The joint inheritors of a historic Florentine property are preserving the legacy of a community linked to artists from Henry James to Bernardo Bertolucci
