Vatican’s got skin in the game in Italy’s current political drama
Jan 19, 2021 editor
Pope Francis meets with Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, left, at the Vatican, Monday, March 30, 2020. (Credit: Vatican News via AP.)
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces a crucial no-confidence vote in the senate today, and the Vatican will be watching with interest.
News Analysis
ROME – For Americans, tomorrow is Inauguration Day. Political change is in the air here in Italy too, though not quite in the same way – once again an Italian government may be about to fall, for the 67
th time since the dawn of the Italian Republic in 1946 and a staggering 17