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Thursday, 15 October 2026 — Edition № 149
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As Pope Leo Recovers, the Church Runs on Autopilot

Foreign wires report the pontiff is walking and in a good mood after a cancerous lung lobe was removed in Rome

Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, and the Vatican says he is recovering as expected.

Rosaria Esposito528 words

NATIONAL

Meloni Moves to Trademark Her Voice Against AI Deepfakes

Le Monde reports the Italian prime minister wants legal protection from ultra-realistic generated videos of public figures

Italy's prime minister is seeking to trademark her own voice, Le Monde reports, as governments across Europe weigh how to answer AI-generated disinformation.

Sergio Madrussan540 words

REGIONAL

Canada's Buyer Ban Nears Expiry, and Tuscany Counts the Cottages

The Local reports that restrictions on Canadian purchases of Italian property could lapse in January

A Canadian law that has kept buyers out of the Tuscan hills may expire at the start of next year, and the foreign press is already reading the market.

Costanza Bardi640 words

Dispatches by region

PiemonteNord-Ovest · Cap. Torino

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Opinion

The Editorial Board on what the week looks like from outside.

  • A Voice That Wants to Be Property

    Editorial Board

    Le Monde reports that the Italian prime minister is seeking to trademark her own voice against deepfakes — a small legal move with large questions inside it.

  • The Pontiff in Ward Five

    Editorial Board

    The world's coverage of Pope Leo's surgery has been precise, respectful and almost entirely medical — and that restraint is itself a story about Rome.