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Pope Francis turns 84 today.
Born in Buenos Aires on 17 December 1936, the son of Italian emigrants, Jorge Mario Bergoglio celebrates his birthday at the Vatican by going about his ordinary life.
His advanced age...
The blood of Naples' patron saint has failed to liquefy, causing unease among some superstitious Neapolitans who see it as a bad omen.The blood of S. Gennaro, the patron of Naples, failed to liquefy on 16 December in a r...
Lego Vatican is latest creation by architect and artist Rocco Buttliere.
The entire Vatican City has been recreated in Lego, containing an astonishing 67,000 pieces, by the world-renowned Italian Lego artist and archite...
Italy set to register highest annual death toll since world war two.
Italy is on track to record more than 700,000 deaths this year, the highest level since 1944 during world war two, according to estimates by national...
Rome mayor says that coming up with new bin design was not easy.
"Here are the new iron bins that will replace the ones in the historic centre with the horrible hanging transparent plastic bags," announced Rome's mayor...
Nativity scene in St Peter's Square sparks widespread criticism.The Vatican's unconventional Nativity scene in St Peter's Square has provoked a wave of criticism in the press and has been ridiculed widely on social media...
The story of the Italian Republic's only act of invasion.
Italian director Sydney Sibilia's latest film, The Incredible Story of Rose Island, is the story of the Republic of Roses, an independent state founded by Giorgi...
Italian journalist returns Légion d'honneur in protest against French Government over Regeni killing
Corrado Augias, an Italian journalist, writer and TV host, went to the French embassy in Rome this morning to return the “Légion d'honneur”, honour he received in 2007 from the French government.
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Works on new Italian language museum will begin on 700th anniversary of Dante's death.
Italy is to have a Museum of the Italian Language, in Florence, with works to begin in 2021 on the 700th anniversary of the death of...
The Carabinieri, one of Italy's national police forces, have updated their uniforms.
In Rome, the new uniforms are already being worn by the 200- hundred year- old Gendarmerie-like military corps with police duties. B...
Rome sealed off Trevi Fountain due to crowds of Christmas shoppers.
The sight of large crowds of people doing their Christmas shopping and socialising in major Italian cities is cause for alarm, says Italy's commissione...
Sicily welcomes the arrival of 'theatre delivery' with actors performing on the street or courtyard outside private homes.
2020 has seen the streaming of live theatre become a widespread phenomenon in Italy, due to the...
Rome club's Christmas jumper gets mixed reaction on social media.
AS Roma has launched its own Christmas jumper, embracing an ironic festive trend that is popular in the US and the UK.
In addition to the AS Roma logo...
Roman-age head of Venus discovered in the centre of Chieti.
A Roman-era marble head portraying the goddess Venus has been discovered during excavations ahead of redevelopment works in the centre of Chieti, a city in the...
Vatican to hold 'Midnight Mass' at 19.30 on Christmas Eve.
Pope Francis will celebrate the traditional Christmas Eve Mass two hours earlier than normal to keep in line with Italy's covid-19 curfew, announced the Vatican...
Marble heads of Augustus and Dionysus displayed at Trajan's Markets museum in Rome.
Rome has unveiled the ancient treasures unearthed during the excavations at Via Alessandrina, the small pedestrian street between Traja...
Christmas magic comes to Piazza S. Pietro.
The Vatican will light up its 2020 Christmas tree and inaugurate its Nativity scene in St Peter's Square at 16.30 on Friday 11 December, reports Vatican News.
The monumental...
Government divided over travel ban on three Christmas holiday dates.
The Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has opened a discussion on the possibility of relaxing Italy's travel ban on Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day and Ne...
Italy introduces blanket quarantine over Christmas season to discourage travel in a bid to avert a new spike of covid-19.
Italy's latest emergency decree includes strict travel rules over the Christmas period, affecting...
"I don't know you but you are in my thoughts": Kind-hearted Romans embrace concept of 'Christmas Boxes' for those less fortunate.
A box of simple Christmas gifts, accompanied by a message of kindness, is at the heart of...
Naples showcases pizza Nativity scene in Basilica di S. Chiara over the Christmas season.Pizza-makers in Naples have teamed up with local Christmas crib artisans to create a large Nativity scene made entirely from pizza...
Much of the layout of Renaissance Rome was dictated by the needs of pilgrim routes to St Peter's from all parts of the city.
By Arianna Farina
The layout of Rome in the early 15th century was still determined by its...
Gian Lorenzo Bernini is one of Italy’s most renowned and valued artists, known as the greatest exponent of the baroque style and as an undisputed genius with a wide range of abilities.
His works are legendary, from the...
Rome to light up Via del Corso and illuminate Piazza Navona fountains.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi will switch on the 100,000 led lights on the city's Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia at 17.45 on Tuesday 8 December.
The...
Vatican had announced that pontiff would not be making traditional pilgrimage to avoid covid-19 contagion among crowds.
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the statue of the Immaculate Conception near the Spanish Step...
Christmas light show in Piazza Navona in 2020.
Rome's "Befana" Christmas market in Piazza Navona is cancelled this year, due to covid-19, but it looks like there will still be some festive colour.
The city will illum...
News came through during cabinet meeting this evening.
Italy's interior minister Luciana Lamorgese has tested positive for covid-19, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
The minister reportedly received the news during...
Plan to make Rome's river navigable "like in other European capitals"
An ambitious plan to "restore the navigability" of the river Tiber, using electric boats to ferry tourists to and from the centre of the capital, has...
The city, the Vatican and private firms undertake a variety of treatments in the battle to save Rome's pine trees from a killer parasite
By Andy DevaneOn a sunny morning in November, a small crowd of curious passersby s...
Italy marks Feast of Immaculate Conception with public holiday.
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December is a Catholic holy day as well as a national public holiday in Italy.
The fact that it falls on a T...
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