Stefano Pitrelli
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Investigative journalist, reporter in The Washington Post Rome Bureau 🇮🇹🇻🇦🇪🇺
Trans women attend Vatican event with Pope Leo, but not at head table www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Trans women attend Vatican event with Pope Leo, but not at head table
A group of 48 transgender women attended a major Vatican event on Sunday with Pope Leo XIV, continuing a tradition that began under Pope Francis.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trans women attend Vatican event with Pope Leo, but not at head table www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Tariffs on pasta from Italy could soon soar to more than 100% www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Tariffs on pasta from Italy could soon soar to more than 100%
A routine Commerce Department probe into alleged “dumping” resulted in crushing 100% tariffs on Italian pasta that leave exporters shouting “Basta!”
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November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Tariffs on pasta from Italy could soon soar to more than 100% www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Traditionalists push Pope Leo to resurrect the Latin Mass www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Traditionalists push Pope Leo to resurrect the Latin Mass
The Latin Mass has become toxically politicized and is posing a test for Pope Leo XIV as traditionalists call on him to reverse restrictions imposed by Pope Francis.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Traditionalists push Pope Leo to resurrect the Latin Mass www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’ www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’
Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’ www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Meloni’s Italy looks to restrict talk of LBGTQ sexuality in schools www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Meloni’s Italy looks to restrict talk of LBGTQ+ sexuality in schools
New laws could ban LGBTQ+ issues from classrooms and more strictly limit transition-related care for transgender minors — part of a wider trend in Europe and the U.S.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Meloni’s Italy looks to restrict talk of LBGTQ sexuality in schools www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
As Gaza engulfs European politics, Italy sends navy ship on unlikely mission www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
As Gaza engulfs European politics, Italy sends navy ship on unlikely mission
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, inclined toward Israel, is navigating an uncomfortable position as the Italian navy helps a Gaza aid flotilla.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
As Gaza engulfs European politics, Italy sends navy ship on unlikely mission www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
As LGBTQ pilgrims cross Vatican’s Holy Door, some see church in transition www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
As LGBTQ+ pilgrims cross Vatican’s Holy Door, some see church in transition
About 1,450 participants from 22 countries hoped for a sign from Pope Leo XIV that he would continue the LGBTQ+ outreach of his predecessor.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
As LGBTQ pilgrims cross Vatican’s Holy Door, some see church in transition www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Pope Leo set to canonize Carlo Acutis, the teen deemed ‘God’s Influencer’ www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Pope Leo set to canonize Carlo Acutis, the teen deemed ‘God’s Influencer’
He played video games like other teenagers but was also fascinated by the Eucharist and, since his death from leukemia at age 15, is credited with two miracles.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Pope Leo set to canonize Carlo Acutis, the teen deemed ‘God’s Influencer’ www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
oggi in apertura di prima, sul Il primo pellegrinaggio giubilare LGBTQ+
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
oggi in apertura di prima, sul Il primo pellegrinaggio giubilare LGBTQ+
LGBTQ pilgrimage to Rome could test Pope Leo on gay Catholics www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
LGBTQ+ pilgrimage to Rome could test Pope Leo on gay Catholics
Under Pope Francis, the Vatican approved an improbable LGBTQ+ pilgrimage, but the views of Leo XIV, on an issue that has long divided the Catholic church, are not yet clear.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
LGBTQ pilgrimage to Rome could test Pope Leo on gay Catholics www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Italy’s new military spending: Bombs, bullets, the world’s longest bridge www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Italy’s new military spending: Bombs, bullets, the world’s longest bridge
The push to build the Messina bridge linking Sicily to mainland Italy illustrates how European governments are capitalizing on NATO’s pledge to boost defense spending.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Italy’s new military spending: Bombs, bullets, the world’s longest bridge www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
This 92-year-old sprinter has the muscle cells of someone in their 20s www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
This 92-year-old sprinter has the muscle cells of someone in their 20s
Emma Maria Mazzenga, 92, holds four world records for women over 90. Now, researchers are trying to understand the secret to her success.
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August 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This 92-year-old sprinter has the muscle cells of someone in their 20s www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Pope Leo may visit Lebanon on first major trip, Catholic officials say www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Pope Leo may visit Lebanon on first major trip, Catholic officials say
Lebanon would be a highly symbolic stop for the first American pope, who has repeatedly called for peace in the Middle East.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Pope Leo may visit Lebanon on first major trip, Catholic officials say www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
The church in Gaza the pope used to call nightly hit by Israeli strike www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
The church in Gaza the pope used to call nightly hit by Israeli strike
The Rev. Gabriel Romanelli of the Church of the Holy Family used to speak every night with Pope Francis before the pontiff’s death.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The church in Gaza the pope used to call nightly hit by Israeli strike www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Venice, prime wedding spot, braces for a Bezos marital extravaganza www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Venice, prime wedding spot, braces for a Bezos marital extravaganza
In Venice, a romantic backdrop of weddings for centuries, the marriage of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez is providing an economic windfall and stirring protest.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Venice, prime wedding spot, braces for a Bezos marital extravaganza www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
