Articles by Philip Pullella

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's 71-year-old culture minister, paid his own tribute on Monday to the late rocker Lou Reed, tweeting one of his best-known songs before clarifying he was not condoning any reference to drugs some have seen in the song.

Sophia Loren won a 40-year battle with an Italian tax man over her 1974 earnings. ROME (Reuters) - It was a long time coming - nearly 40 years to be precise - but Sophia Loren finally got her revenge against someone who many love to hate: the tax man.

If anyone thinks the Vatican newspaper is still a staid broadsheet that publishes only religious news and harsh papal edicts, consider this: On Tuesday it ran not one but five articles about the new James Bond film.

Whenever crooner Tony Bennett returns to the land of his roots, he feels overwhelmed. ROME (Reuters) - Whenever crooner Tony Bennett returns to the land of his roots, he feels overwhelmed.