Alessandra Migliaccio

Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, waves his hands to the crowd

Pope Leo XIV: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected head of Catholic Church, first American pope in history

By Flavia Rotondi, Alessandra Migliaccio, and others

TOPSHOT – Argentina’s Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I (C) waves from the window of St Peter’s Basilica’s balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

How new Popes are chosen: Secrets of the Conclave explained

By Flavia Rotondi, Alessandra Migliaccio, and others

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 26: Pope Francis waves from the Popemobile on his way to attend the Via Crucis on Copacabana Beach during World Youth Day celebrations on July 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 1.5 million pilgrims are expected to join the pontiff for his visit to the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day celebrations which is running July 23-28. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Pope Francis, promoter of more compassionate church, dies at 88

By Alessandra Migliaccio and Bloomberg

BERLIN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 22: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) at the Chancellery on November 22, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The German and Italian governments are holding government consultations today at the Chancellery. Among the issues under discussion are economic relations, defence, security, as well as technology and innovation. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)

Italy to tap banks, insurers for €3.5 billion in budget plan

By Alessandra Migliaccio, Sonia Sirletti, and others

People walk past a jewelry shop located on the Ponte Vecchio medieval arch bridge

Italian women are eschewing motherhood as Italy’s birth rate plunges to one of Europe’s lowest

By Alessandra Migliaccio and Bloomberg

Matteo Salvini

Reeling Italian markets wipe out $10 billion from bank stocks after shocking windfall tax pushed through by right-wing government

By Sonia Sirletti, Alessandra Migliaccio, and others

Senate Chamber: First session of the 19th Legislature and vote for the election of the President of the Senate. In the photo Silvio Berlusconi and Ignazio La Russa. Rome (Italy), October 13th, 2022 (Photo by Massimo Di Vita/Archivio Massimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Italy’s Berlusconi is just fine with Russia: ‘Putin sent me 20 bottles of vodka and a very sweet letter for my birthday’

By Alessandra Migliaccio and Bloomberg

Agustin Carstens, chief executive officer of the Bank for International Settlements, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Spring Membership Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda says the most important role of financial regulation and supervision is to address market failures. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

World economy risks entering era of high ‘stagflation’ that central banks must keep in check, Bank for International Settlements warns

By Alessandra Migliaccio and Bloomberg

PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 18: A Parisian walks across the river Seine in front of the Eiffel Tower on March 18, 2021 in Paris, France. Today, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced a new four week lockdown for the French Capital and 15 other regions to try and stem the recent increase in Covid 19 cases. France is facing a Third Wave, which Castex has said is due to the British Variant which is more virulent and effecting more young people. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

Europe back in recession as eurozone economy pays the price for a botched vaccination rollout

By William Horobin, Alessandra Migliaccio, and others

The Italian premier Mario Draghi during a press conference. Rome (Italy), April 8th 2021 (Photo by Pool /Insidefoto/Augusto Casasoli/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty images)

Italy’s debt rises to the highest level in over a century

By Chiara Albanese, Alessandra Migliaccio, and others