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Flights of fancy at Bottega Veneta, atmospheric mood at Armani in Milan
by Alexandria Sage - March 2, 2026 - 9:06am
Brutalism and Japanese influences found its way to Italian houses at this week's Milan Fashion Week. 
'A B2B issue': Industry's darker side goes unmentioned at Milan Fashion Week
by Alexandria Sage - March 1, 2026 - 2:30pm
With the glamorous catwalks, celebrities and excess of finery on display, the possibility of the recent investigations uncovering labor abuses being on anyone's mind appeared slim.
Madonna is surprise attraction at Dolce & Gabbana Milan show
by Alexandria Sage - March 1, 2026 - 9:54am
Step aside, influencers!
Prada unravels, layers, reveals at Milan Fashion Week
by Alexandria Sage - February 27, 2026 - 8:54am
The collection celebrating layering from co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons was filled with curious surprises, from faux fur embellishments running up and down the chest like tactile ties to shimmery linings...
Jude Law became 'obsessive' Putin watcher for role as Russian leader
by Alexandria Sage - September 1, 2025 - 8:58am
Law, 52, bears an uncanny resemblance to Putin, aping his scowl and distinctive walking style in the film by French director Olivier Assayas, which charts the rise of the former intelligence officer.
Julia Roberts looks to 'stir it up' with cancel culture film at Venice
by Alexandria Sage - August 31, 2025 - 10:49am
The star walked the red carpet at the city's festival for the first time in her career at the premiere of "After the Hunt," a cancel-culture and MeToo-themed psychological drama from Italian director...
Park Chan-wook returns to Venice with Son Ye Jin, Lee Byung Hun in tow
by Alexandria Sage - August 30, 2025 - 12:15pm
Park Chan-wook was last in Venice in 2005 with "Lady Vengeance," the final instalment in his "Vengeance Trilogy," which won two awards.
Venice Film Festival opens with star power, and Gaza protesters
by Alexandria Sage - August 28, 2025 - 10:08am
Julia Roberts and George Clooney are some of the biggest names at the 82nd edition of the world's longest-running festival, with top directors from Kathryn Bigelow to Jim Jarmusch all due on the sandy Lido across...
'Launchpad to Oscars': Julia Roberts makes Venice film fest debut
by Alexandria Sage - August 25, 2025 - 12:30pm
The Venice Film Festival kicks off this week, rolling out the red carpet for Julia Roberts and George Clooney in a flurry of worldwide premieres at the glitzy celebration on the sandy Lido.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
by Alexandria Sage - August 4, 2025 - 12:18pm
A "hanger war" is raging in the city near Florence — turning Europe's largest apparel manufacturing center and a pillar of Made in Italy production into a battleground for warring Chinese mafia...
Pope Leo XIV: Mild-mannered American with global view
by Alexandria Sage - May 18, 2025 - 12:05pm
With 10 days under his belt as pope, Leo XIV has already shown himself to be a mild yet focused bridge-builder, with a soft spot for the underdog and a passion for tennis.
Pope Leo XIV warns of spectre of global war in first Sunday address
by Alexandria Sage - May 12, 2025 - 7:43am
Pope Leo XIV condemned the spectre of a "third world war" in his first Sunday address, addressing international crises just days after becoming the Catholic Church's new leader.
Leo XIV, new pope and 'humble servant of God', visits Francis's tomb
by Alexandria Sage - May 11, 2025 - 9:38am
Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and hours after vowing to humbly follow in his predecessor's footsteps.
Soft-spoken Leo XIV spent decades amid poor in Peru
by Alexandria Sage - May 9, 2025 - 8:07am
Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States, has a history of missionary work in Peru but his powerful role within the Roman Curia has also given him a keen grasp of the inner workings of the ...
Watchdog accuses papal contenders Parolin, Tagle of ignoring sex abuse
by Alexandria Sage - May 3, 2025 - 9:40am
As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, campaigners warned that neither of the frontrunners, Pietro Parolin nor Luis Antonio Tagle, would protect children and stamp out clerical sex abuse.
Pope seen celebrating mass in first photo since hospitalization
by Alexandria Sage - March 17, 2025 - 9:10am
The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis on Sunday since his hospitalization over a month ago, showing the pontiff celebrating mass earlier in the day from the chapel in his hospital suite.
Francis still requires therapy, Vatican says, as pope looks ahead to 2028
by Alexandria Sage - March 16, 2025 - 9:10am
Pope Francis is improving but still requires various in-hospital therapies, the Vatican said Saturday, even as it revealed the 88-year-old pontiff had laid plans to extend his years-long Synod process into 2028...
End of an era: Donatella Versace gives up creative reins of Italian brand
by Alexandria Sage - March 14, 2025 - 11:16am
Donatella Versace is giving up the creative reins of luxury fashion label Versace after nearly three decades, effectively ending the family's hold over the brand founded by her murdered brother.
Pope Francis has two episodes of 'acute respiratory failure' — Vatican
by Alexandria Sage - March 4, 2025 - 9:15am
Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia.
Second day of health improvements for Pope Francis, reports Vatican
by Alexandria Sage - February 28, 2025 - 9:09am
Pope Francis's condition was continuing to improve, the Vatican said Thursday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked two weeks in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs.
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