He has been identified as Julio Sanchez Lopez, 24, of Santa Maria. The stabbing victim reportedly survived. Police say a third man located at the scene was arrested for the stabbing and shooting.

He was a parish priest in the centuries-old Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere – just a stone’s throw away from the Vatican – and known simply as “Don Matteo”.

Williams comes to Santa Maria after serving in a number of positions in the Oxnard Police Department, where he most recently was the Assistant Police Chief the past three years. "What I really ...

His first assignment was the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, where he served for nearly twenty years. See also: The longest conclave in history: 1,006 days, cardinals dying, and only bread ...

Lisa Remondino, chorus director, poses for a photo before the start of a mass in Santa Maria in Trastevere church in central Rome, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) The glass ...

Less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) away but in a different socioeconomic world, at Santa Maria in the riverside neighborhood of Trastevere, Lisa Remondino said she hopes the next pope will continue ...

Less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) away but in a different socioeconomic world, at Santa Maria in the riverside neighborhood of Trastevere, Lisa Remondino said she hopes the next pope will continue ...

Less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) away but in a different socioeconomic world, at Santa Maria in the riverside neighborhood of Trastevere, Lisa Remondino said she hopes the next pope will continue ...

A word from the editor in chief: Yesterday evening, I went to the evening prayer held nightly at Santa Maria in Trastevere, organized by the community of Sant’Egidio, with whom I have become ...