Franco Baresi
Discipline. Leadership. Legend. Franco Baresi was never the biggest defender on the field, but for two decades he seemed to see the game a second before everyone else. Born in Travagliato, near Brescia, on 8 May 1960, he entered AC…
Alessia
Gigi Riva
Power. Passion. Myth. There are footballers who become famous, and there are footballers who become part of a place. Gigi Riva became Sardinia. Luigi Riva was born in Leggiuno, in Lombardy, on 7 November 1944. After beginning his professional career…
Pope Francis – From an Italian-Argentine Family to the Chair of Saint Peter
The life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first Jesuit and first Pope from the Americas – Made in Italy Stories – When Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the central balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica on the evening of 13 March…
Pope Benedict XVI – The Professor Who Became Pope and Then Chose to Resign
The life of Joseph Ratzinger, theologian, Vatican leader and one of the most unusual Popes of the modern age – Made in Italy Stories – When Joseph Ratzinger appeared on the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica on 19 April 2005…
Pope John Paul II – From Occupied Poland to a Papacy That Changed the World
The life of Karol Wojtyla, the travelling Pope who became inseparable from Rome and the end of the Cold War – Made in Italy Stories – When the white smoke appeared above the Sistine Chapel on 16 October 1978, Rome…
Pope John Paul I – The Smiling Pope and the Thirty-Three Days That Became a Legend
The life of Albino Luciani, from the Dolomites and Venice to one of the shortest pontificates in modern history – Made in Italy Stories – Few Popes have had so little time and left such a large memory. Albino Luciani…
Sophia Loren – From Wartime Pozzuoli to the World
How Sofia Scicolone became the most international face of Italian cinema — Made in Italy Stories — There are movie stars, there are national icons, and then there are those rare people whose faces become part of the way a…
Anna Magnani – The Voice, Face and Fury of Rome
How a girl raised near the Palatine became one of the most powerful actresses in world cinema — Made in Italy Stories — There are actresses who perform a role and there are actresses who seem to tear it open…
Pope Leo XIV – From Chicago to Peru, and From Peru to the Chair of Saint Peter
The story of Robert Francis Prevost, the first American-born and first Augustinian Pope — Made in Italy Stories — On the evening of 8 May 2025, the eyes of the world turned once again toward the central balcony of Saint…
Florence
The city that turned money into beauty and beauty into civilization Florence is one of those cities that seem to arrive before you do. Long before you step into its streets, you already know something about it, even if you…