Malta and Italy remain firm on their positions not to allow 49 migrants to disembark
Warning came as part of pontiff's annual State of the World address to envoys from 183 countries accredited to the Vatican
Hundreds of Sicilians displaced following 4.8 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday that seems to have activated dormant volcano
Mount Etna's eruption causes 4.8 magnitude quake in Sicily
Pontiff expressed hopes for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, in Syria and in Yemen
More than 300 migrants, including children and babies suffering from the cold winter temperature, now face prospect of Christmas at sea
Pope says the Catholic Church will never again ignoring or cover up sexual abuse of children
Paleontologists found fossils years ago in a marble quarry in the Italian Alps; creature lived 200 million years ago
Work of Vatican Council of Nine nears end
Humanitarian situation is desperate in war-torn nation, UN agency says
Pope's comments were made in long interview with Spanish missionary priest published this week in book titled 'The Strength of Vocation,' released in several languages
Police across Europe and in South America carry out raids against the Calabrian mafia
Two-day meeting in Palermo aiming to help settle seven-year Libyan conflict underway but with major players absent
The question remains as to whether all the major players will attend
Government offers farm land incentives to families who have a third child
As residents of Italy's iconic canal city tell the ships to stay out, cruise lines point to loss of economic benefits
Socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has driven push to exhume and rebury elsewhere remains of late military dictator who had close ties to Catholic Church
Pope Francis strongly condemns synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh
Peaceful rally blasts alleged failure of authorities to deal with garbage, potholes and fallen trees in Italian capital
Archbishop Oscar Romero is listed as one of the world’s most influential human rights campaigners, and Pope Paul VI led Vatican II
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