Italy On This Day

NEW - Festa di San Vito Saint watches over dancers, entertainers, and pet dogs   Celebrations are held throughout Italy every year on this ...

Saint watches over dancers, entertainers, and pet dogs  A statue of San Vito, with dogs at his feet, at Paternò in Sicily Celebrations are h...

Giovanni Borgia - murdered son of Pope Killing still unsolved after 500 years despite plenty of suspects Giovanni Borgia, the brother of Ce...

Pope's would-be killer pardoned Turkish gunman 'freed' but immediately detained Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italy’s president, signed ...

Nick Gentile - mafioso Sicilian mobster defied code of silence by publishing memoirs The mafioso Nicola Gentile, known in the United States...