Author: Motoko Rich

September 25, 2026 Motoko Rich

Pope Leo Signals Support for Journalists Targeted by Trump

Asked about the Trump administration’s restrictions on journalists, Leo told reporters accompanying him on a flight to France that they were “all welcome.”

Close and Loving, or Oppressive? A Novelist Takes Aim at Italian Families.

Many Italians see themselves in Andrea Bajani’s latest novel, a portrayal of the family as a “little totalitarian system” shaped by psychological and physical violence.