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Seema GUPTA
Seema GUPTA
FRANCE 24 Rome Correspondent
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25/12/2024
Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence arms in Christmas address
24/12/2024
Pope Francis opens Holy Door on Christmas Eve to launch Jubilee year
Europe
15/12/2024
Pope Francis, in Corsica, warns against religion that stokes divisions
France
15/12/2024
'He believes in going to the peripheries': What to expect from Pope Francis' Corsica visit
France
07/12/2024
Why did the Pope decline an invitation to join Paris' Notre-Dame's reopening ceremony?
France
15/10/2024
Italy begins migrant transfers to Albania with first group of 16
27/07/2024
Olympics opening ceremony 'Last Supper' parody sparks anger among Catholics, conservatives
Europe
08/07/2024
'A French revolution': Italian media reacts to French election
07/07/2024
French left wins big in snap elections: 'Huge surprise' in Italian media
Europe
10/06/2024
Italy far-right PM Meloni gets domestic, European boost from EU election win
09/06/2024
2024 European elections: Italy's PM Meloni solidifies top spot in EU vote
Europe
09/06/2024
Italy 'could play a crucial role in deciding the balance of power' in the European Parliament
Europe
25/04/2024
'Day-tripping a very stressful tourism': Battling mass tourism, Venice introduces day tickets
25/04/2024
Venice launches pilot day-tripper entry fee to tackle mass tourism
Europe
07/02/2024
Italy's farmers head to Rome in tractor convoy as European anger spreads
29/01/2024
Italy's Meloni reveals 'non-predatory' energy, migration plan at Africa summit
Europe
29/01/2024
Meloni to unveil plan to expand Italian influence in Africa, curb immigration
Europe
16/12/2023
'This is the first cardinal to be prosecuted in a Vatican criminal court'
Europe
20/11/2023
Italian court convicts more than 200 people in Calabria mafia trial
Europe
06/10/2023
Matteo Salvini trial: Hearings unfolding over refusing migrant ship to dock
25/09/2023
On the run for decades, convicted Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies months after capture
22/09/2023
Pope Francis visits Marseille with focus on migration
17/09/2023
‘We are very, very, very tired’: Migrants describe their journeys to Lampedusa
On the ground
Europe
15/09/2023
Around 7,000 migrants arrive on Italy's Lampedusa island in past two days
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![Le pape François délivre le message Urbi et Orbi depuis le balcon principal de la basilique Saint-Pierre dans le cadre des célébrations de Noël, au Vatican, le 25 décembre 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/80047692-c2be-11ef-adb0-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"CHRISTMAS%20ADDRESS","hash":"e0824e232c7fee69ae89fa18c74f830817038d5bb73edb7835fbda9f9650db99","title":"Pope%20urges%20'all%20people%20of%20all%20nations'%20to%20silence%20arms","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/000_36RH2HT.webp)
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