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music

Morricone marks 60 years as Hollywood’s go-to music man

ROME (AP) — Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone is back on his feet after canceling a string of concerts because of two collapsed vertebrae that raised questions about the continued prodigious output of the 87-year-old music legend. Morricone, whose memorable scores to "The Mission," "Cinema Paradiso" and other

Russia

EU leaders extend border controls; Merkel warns against ‘nationalism’

(CNSNews.com) – Amid growing sentiment against open borders, European Union leaders are meeting in Rome to discuss the future of Europe's refugee crisis, having taken a decision to extend internal border controls. German Chancellor Angela Merkel sounded a note of caution, saying that solving the migrant crisis by

Immigration

Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do more

HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up "momentum" in the campaign to dislodge Islamic State extremists. He pressed European allies to match the U.S.

iran

Iranian president Rouhani begins 4-day European visit

ROME (AP) — Italy's premier said Monday that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, kicking off the first state visit to Europe by an Iranian president in nearly two decades, "can play a fundamental role in the stability" of the Middle East. Matteo Renzi told reporters after meeting privately

Italy

Italian children await gifts from good witch, not Magi

ROME – Pope Francis and Catholics around the world will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday (Jan. 6), marking the date the three kings are believed to have visited the baby Jesus. But across Italy on Tuesday, children will search their shoes for gifts from the good witch.

Faith

Pope Francis surprises an Italian family with a Christmastime call

(RNS) — Part of the appeal and notoriety that Pope Francis gained during the first two years of his pontificate came from his penchant for using his cellphone to call people out of the blue, from a struggling single mother to his cobbler back in Argentina to an ostracized bishop, and

Faith

Pope focuses on Mideast conflicts, persecution

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace agreements for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured and praising the countries that have taken in their refugees.

terrorism

Report: FBI tips Italy to possible targets in Rome, Milan

ROME (AP) — Italy's state broadcaster is reporting that the FBI has passed on information to Italian authorities about possible targets for terror attacks, including St. Peter's in Rome and Milan's cathedral and La Scala opera house. RAI state radio said early Thursday that "