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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jesse Williams' Amazon Action-Drama Sets Release Date — Also, Watch a Trailer for Hotel Costiera
Jesse Williams is here to take care of your every need, in the first trailer for his Prime Video action-drama, Hotel Costiera (seen below). Releasing all six episodes Wednesday, Sept. 24 (on Prime Video in the United States as well as Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), Hotel Costiera stars Grey's Anatomy alum Williams as Daniel De Luca, a half-Italian former U.S. Marine who returns to the land of his childhood as a 'fixer' for one of the world's most luxurious hotels, located on the spectacular coastline of Positano. More from TVLine Every New Scripted Show Confirmed to Premiere in 2025 — Save the Dates! As Grey's Says Another Heartbreaking Goodbye, a Look Back at How the Series Has Handled Past Exits Casting News: Outlander Star Joins The Forsytes, Rings of Power Adds Trio and More 'In addition to dealing with the wealthy guests' problems, Daniel is also on the trail of Alice, one of the owner's daughters who disappeared a month earlier,' the synopsis tells us. 'Daniel must do everything he can to bring her home, but facing those who kidnapped the girl will be more challenging than any problem Daniel has ever faced. ' In addition to Williams, who's also an executive producer on the series, Hotel Costiera stars Maria Chiara Giannetta (Don Matteo), Jordan Alexandra (The Winter King), Antonio Gerardi (Bang Bang Baby), Sam Haygarth (Extraordinary), Tommaso Ragno (Monterossi), Amanda Campana (Summertime), Pierpaolo Spollon (DOC – Nelle tue mani), Alejandra Onieva (High Seas) and Jean-Hugues Anglade (Cannes Confidential). Hotel Costiera is based on an idea by Luca Bernabei, written by Elena Bucaccio, Matthew Parkhill and Francesco Arlanch, and directed by Adam Bernstein and Giacomo Martelli. Are you excited to get your 'fix' of Jesse Williams this fall? Grey's Anatomy's All-Time Saddest Deaths View List
Sky News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
Who is Matteo Zuppi? The 'street priest' in the running for the papacy
Matteo Zuppi, the current archbishop of Bologna, is seen by some as a contender for the next papacy. The 69-year-old had a close relationship with Pope Francis and is sometimes referred to as "Italian Bergoglio", meaning the Italian version of the late pope, who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Born and raised in Rome, Cardinal Zuppi would be the first Italian pope since 1978 if he is elected. He also has close family ties to the Vatican. His father Enrico was the editor of the Sunday supplement of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, while his mother's uncle, Carlo Confalonieri, was also a cardinal. He is known as "Don Matteo", a nod to his down-to-earth persona - and the name of a popular character on Italian TV. Italian newspaper La Repubblica described him as "a friendly and generous priest, warm in personal human contact, but also a sharp politician and a manager who is all but naive". Here is everything you need to know about the Italian cardinal. A continuity candidate Cardinal Zuppi is largely seen as a candidate who would continue in Francis's progressive footsteps. Similarly to the late pope, Cardinal Zuppi was known as a "street priest" when he lived in Buenos Aires, focusing on migrants and the poor over pomp and protocol. He goes by his preferred name of Father Matteo, and in Bologna, sometimes uses a bicycle rather than an official car. His progressive leaning is evident by the fact that he wrote the introduction to the Italian version of Building A Bridge, a book by American Jesuit Rev James Martin that focuses on the church's need to improve its outreach to the LGBTQ+ community. Close ties to Community of Sant'Egidio The Italian cardinal is closely associated with the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic group based in the historic Rome district of Trastevere, where he spent most of his life as a priest. He said in the past he "owes" his position in the church to Sant'Egidio. The volunteer group is dedicated to helping the poor, peace-building, and prayer and is sometimes referred to as the "United Nations of Trastevere". In the 1990s, Cardinal Zuppi played a key role in securing a peace agreement that ended a 17-year civil war in Mozambique. His work with Sant'Egidio helped him become known for peace-making and in 2023, Cardinal Zuppi was chosen by Francis as his special envoy to Russia and Ukraine. His role concentrated on returning children who Ukraine said had been deported to Russia or Russian-held territories, and saw him travel to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington DC. Inquiry into historical sex abuse In 2022, Cardinal Zuppi became the president of the Italian bishops' conference - which gathers regularly to promote the life of the church. Use our slider below to look through some of the key contenders to be the next pope. For more on who the different cardinals are, read our explainer story. One of his first acts as president was to open an inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy. The first report of the inquiry was criticised for not examining data on abuse after the year 2000. But Cardinal Zuppi defended it, saying that analysis was not going back further because it was difficult to judge the past by today's standards. "There is no desire to cover up anything... we are not running away from anything," he said.
