The motivation behind most kidnappings emerges without much digging. But nearly 40 years after Emanuela Orlandi went missing, her family is still on a quest to find out why she was targeted one ...

True crime shows have become the bread and butter for Netflix the past few years, whether it’s a docudrama like the ridiculously popular Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story or multi-part ...

Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public's imagination for decades, including the 1983 disappearance ...

The 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi has all the makings of a Dan Brown novel. Theories about it involve the Catholic Church, ancient tombs, and the Italian mafia. However, unlike Dan Brown’s ...

Francis expressed “closeness” to the family of Emanuela Orlandi, whose disappearance has captivated Italians for decades — and now the world, thanks to Netflix. By Elisabetta Povoledo Vatican ...

Vatican Girl is the latest true-crime documentary series to land on Netflix, exploring the unsolved disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi. Orlandi has been missing for 39 years after she failed to return ...

Who lives in the Vatican? How many people live in Vatican City? In the first episode of Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, Journalist Andrea Purgatori informs viewers that only 100 ...

from left to right: External view of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome (Ágatha Depiné/Unsplash). Emanuela Orlandi is pictured in a photo that was distributed after her disappearance in 1983 (CNS photo).

The Vatican’s chief prosecutor confirmed at a public event on Wednesday that despite prior denials, the Vatican does possess a confidential file on the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi — the ...

New lead in the Emanuela Orlandi case. According to the findings of the bicameral commission of inquiry chaired by Senator Andrea De Priamo, an unpublished note from the missing girl could change ...

The Vatican has opened a new investigation into the disappearance of a 15-year-old daughter of one of its employees in 1983. The case of Emanuela Orlandi has come under intense scrutiny in recent ...