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A couple kiss in front of the Pantheon during a demonstration of supporters of same-sex civil union in Rome.

Protesters in Italy tell lawmakers it’s time to ‘wake up’ and recognize same-sex unions

Justice

Italians have spent decades considering whether to legalize civil unions for gays. This week Italian parliamentarians may finally act.

Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives to lead an audience with the family members of victims of the mafia at the San Gregorio VII church in Rome. A woman shows a picture of her son with the words, "Where is my son?"

When the pope denounces the mafia, there’s a reason it is news

Lifestyle & Belief
In a new Frontline documentary, director Antony Thomas goes inside the Vatican to reveal secrets of the institution.

A Frontline documentary exposes the Vatican’s ‘secrets’ under Pope Benedict

Lifestyle & Belief
Pope smiling in Feb 2014

Will the Pope shift the church’s stance on divorce?

Lifestyle & Belief