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Washington Post. Italian anthropologists believe they have finally found the remains of Baroque artist Caravaggio, resolving a centuries-old mystery shrouding the master's death. (Read the article)
ANSA. Diaries belonging to Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini along with correspondence he wrote and received before he capture and execution in 1945, are hidden somewhere in the Spluga Valley near the Swiss border, according to the son of the man who put them there. (Read the article)
Hollywoodreporter. The Taormina Film Festival Master Class hosted by actor Robert De Niro Sunday turned into an impromptu film pitching session. An insistent member of the audience interrupted a question-and-answer event with journalists to ask the two-time Oscar-winning actor if he would consider making a film about two family members murdered by the Sicilian Mafia. (Read the article)
ANSA. Two priests, two dancers and a team of young actors are bringing John Paul II to the stage this month, with a musical version of the pope's life and work. The musical maps out the key developments in the life of Karol Wojtyla, who led the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, through acting, dance, music and singing. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian erotic icon of the 1970s Laura Antonelli is set to receive a special allowance for artists who have fallen on hard times, after the government said it will respond to an appeal to help the actress. (Read the article)
NYT. The endorsement was a boost for Mr. Lazio, a former United States representative from Long Island, who is seeking the Republican nomination. Most successful statewide Republican candidates also run with Conservative Party backing. Mr. Lazio was endorsed by Mike Long, the influential Conservative Party leader. (Read the article)
ANSA. A brutal attack on a gay man in Rome has led to a fresh campaign for politicians of all sides to back the introduction of an anti-homophobia law in Italy. (Read the article)
REUTERS. The CERN physics research center near Geneva, relaying the announcement from the Gran Sasso laboratory in central Italy, said the breakthrough was a major boost for its own LHC particle collider programme to unveil key secrets of the cosmos. (Read the article)
The Associated Press. Rome's mayor unveiled a master plan Monday to transform the eternal city into a green, low-carbon, post-petroleum capital -- aimed in part at bolstering Rome's 2020 Olympic bid. (Read the article)
THE GUARDIAN. Italy's Ivan Basso wrapped up his second Giro d'Italia title, arriving at an ancient Roman amphitheatre to a hero's welcome three years after being banned in disgrace. (Read the article)