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Passing the torch for the Rome Olympics in Amalfi, Italy, 1960

A Look Back at Past Editions of the Olympics in Italy

by Toni DeBella | Fri, 02/06/2026 - 10:00

It’s officially game time for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony, headlined by Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey, kicks off tonight at…

Culture

“Fiducia” is the Italian Word of the Year for 2025

by Italy Magazine Staff | Sun, 12/14/2025 - 13:42

Fiducia — “trust” — was crowned 2025’s Word of the Year by the Treccani Insititute, one of the country’s foremost publishers of dictionaries and encyclopedias…

Lifestyle

The Winter Olympics Are Returning to Cortina — Here’s What the Local Mood is Like

by Jamie Ditaranto | Sun, 12/07/2025 - 10:24

On February 6, 2026, the world’s top athletes will gather in Milan for the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. For…

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Hunted Treasure, Home Again: The Museum of Rescued Art Reopens in Rome

by Toni DeBella | Wed, 08/20/2025 - 15:00

In Italian director Alice Rohrwacher’s 2023 film La chimera, Arthur (Josh O’Connor) is a British archaeologist-turned-tomb raider working in central Italy.…

Lifestyle

Italy Celebrates Jannik Sinner, the First Italian to Win Wimbledon

by Toni DeBella | Fri, 07/18/2025 - 04:08

At the Wimbledon 2025 Men’s Final on Sunday, 23-year-old Italian phenom Jannik Sinner beat two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain by three sets to…

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Cardinals in Choir dress during the conclave of 1978

Faithful Fashion Week: The Conclave Dress Code

by Toni DeBella | Thu, 05/08/2025 - 05:27

From Rihanna’s Pope-inspired gown at the 2018 Met Gala to the internet rumor that Pope Benedict’s ruby-red satin loafers were made by Prada to the costume…

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Remembering Pope Francis and His Progressive 12-Year Papacy

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 04/21/2025 - 07:00

Pope Francis died this morning aged 88 at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican confirmed in a statement released on X. In his final years, Francis…

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Italian products against a vineyard backdrop, with Donald Trump at left

What Could All the Tariff Confusion Mean For Iconic Italian Products?

by Alexa Ahern | Fri, 04/11/2025 - 12:20

After United States President Donald Trump announced “reciprocal” tariffs for 60 trade partners around the world on April 2, the European Union, slapped with…

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Aerial view of the Valley of the Temples

Agrigento’s Banner Year is Off to a Rocky Start. You Should Visit Anyway.

by Mary Gray | Fri, 01/31/2025 - 06:08

This was supposed to be a banner year in the international spotlight for Agrigento, Italian Capital of Culture for 2025. But the early days of the…

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Pope Francis Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

by Toni DeBella | Thu, 01/16/2025 - 11:38

It’s turning out to be quite a Jubilee year for Pope Francis in more ways than one: Earlier this week, the pontiff was awarded the Presidential Medal of…