Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, center, and Evan Ryan, his wife, at the Group of 7 meeting on Capri in Italy. The group has grown more active and ambitious in recent years

Israeli soldiers in Gaza last month.

The Rialto Bridge in central Venice in 2022.

Mayor Matteo Lepore of Bologna, Italy, announced that the city would adopt a system successfully used to save the Tower of Pisa for the Garisenda Tower, to the left of the taller structure.

Tourists outside of the Colosseum in Rome on Saturday. City leaders have proposed a new, pedestrian-friendly area in the center of the city, which supporters say would promote ancient Roman history.

Stefano Baldo shopping at the local supermarket with his sons Ruben and Gioele in Bolzano, Italy, this month. Large families have increasingly become uncommon in Italy, which has one of the lowest birthrates in Europe.

Pope Francis delivered his traditional Easter message on Sunday at the Vatican.

Valter Longo in his lab in Milan, in January. “For studying aging, Italy is just incredible,” said Dr. Longo, a youthful 56. “It’s nirvana.”

Shaymaa Shady, 5, had her first amputation in January, after an explosion by her family’s house in Gaza, where she and her relatives had been resting.

Pope Francis celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

A carbon dioxide storage prototype built by Energy Dome in Ottana, Sardinia.

The Ferrari stolen from Gerhard Berger, now recovered.

President Biden and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy meeting in the Oval Office on Friday. The two sought to project unity on a number of foreign policy fronts.

Pope Francis at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.