Macron says he's 'super proud' of his wife's cameo in 'Emily in Paris'

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he's “super proud” of a cameo appearance by his wife, Brigitte, in the fourth season of the Netflix show “Emily in Paris" but doesn't seem keen to make a guest appearance of his own. “I’m less attractive than Brigitte,”...

Pope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the pool who will one day elect his successor

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his successor. They include a man who will be the oldest cardinal — Monsignor...

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the number who will one day elect his successor

Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears

ROME (AP) — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe Saturday to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on...

Italy's automotive workers plan to strike on Oct. 18 over a fall in output at Stellantis

ROME (AP) — Workers in Italy's automotive sector will go on strike on Oct. 18, the main metalworkers unions said Tuesday, in protest of declining output from Stellantis, the biggest carmaker in the country. The unions also called for a national demonstration in Rome on the same...

Suspect in 1977 Melbourne cold case arrested in Italy

ROME (AP) — A man suspected of the brutal killing of two women in Australia nearly a half-century ago has been arrested in Rome on an international arrest warrant, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday. The 65-year-old suspect, who has dual Greek and Australian citizenship,...

Roma fires De Rossi and hires Jurić after going winless in its opening 4 Serie A matches

ROME (AP) — Roma fired coach Daniele De Rossi on Wednesday in a move that was surprising despite the Giallorossi going winless in their opening four Italian league matches. Ivan Jurić, who formerly coached Genoa, Hellas Verona and Torino, was hired to replace De Rossi. ...

McIlroy expresses concerns over Poulter's Ryder Cup captaincy hopes

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy believes it will be difficult for Ian Poulter or Lee Westwood to be a future Ryder Cup captain because they no longer have a connection with Europe’s emerging stars after defecting to LIV Golf. Poulter was a stalwart for Europe at Ryder...

UK leader Starmer seeks to learn from Meloni's tough migration policies at meeting in Rome

ROME (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday praised the migration policies of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni as the center-left British leader aimed to learn how her nationalist conservative government has made “remarkable progress” in reducing the number of migrants reaching...

Pope slams both Harris and Trump as 'against life' and urges Catholics to vote for 'lesser evil'

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. ...