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Rome now has a futuristic new conference centre by Italian architect Massimilliano Fuksas.
Margaret Stenhouse
Sometimes miracles do happen – even in a city as beleaguered and beset with problems as Rome today. Afte...
St George's artists scoop top prizes in Vivi Vejo 2016 art competition.
Several talented artists from St George’s British International School were awarded top prizes at the Vivi Vejo ONLUS competition held earlier th...
Renzi stalwart asked to propose list of new ministers in record time.
Outgoing foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni has been invited by President Sergio Mattarella to form a new government following the resignation of pri...
"Italy needs a government with full powers quickly," says Sergio Mattarella.
Italy “needs a government with full powers as quickly as possible” in order to meet “domestic, European and international” commitments and...
Body discovered in Rome area near where Chinese student disappeared.
A forensic investigation is underway after the body of a young woman with Asian features was discovered in bushes on Via Sansoni in the east Rome su...
President Mattarella to begin crisis consultations with political leaders on 8 December.
Matteo Renzi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, making good on his promise to step down in the event of defeat in the 4 De...
Activities and events for babies and children in Rome over the Christmas season.
100 PRESEPI
24 Nov-8 Jan
The 41st edition of this annual international nativity crib exhibition at Sala del Bramante in Piazza del Po...
No Christmas tree at Colosseum this year.
Rome city council installed a Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia on 5 December, ahead of its traditional illumination on 8 December, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception....
Only two of Rome's municipal districts vote Yes in Italian referendum.
Almost 60 per cent of Romans voted against the 4 December referendum to reform the Italian constitution, which has led to the resignation of premi...
Pope Francis visits Rome's Spanish Steps during public holiday on 8 December.
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday 8 December, Pope Francis will pay homage to the Virgin Mary by making a pilgrimage...
Renzi to resign after budget is passed into law.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has asked prime minister Matteo Renzi to stay in office for a few days more, until next year's budget is passed into law, probably b...
Capital approves maintenance works for Nervi sports arena.
Rome has approved a programme of maintenance works at the Palazzetto dello Sport indoor arena in the city’s Flaminio district.
The redevelopment of the spo...
Renzi to meet President Mattarella.
The attempt of Matteo Renzi's government to reform the Italian constitution was decisively defeated in a referendum on 4 December. On a larger than normal turnout for a referendum t...
Hawking in Rome's Gemelli hospital for checks.
British physicist Stephen Hawking was hospitalised in Rome as a precautionary measure after falling ill on the evening of 1 December, however his condition is not believe...
Raggi extends law banning Rome’s illegal “centurions” until July.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has banned costumed “centurions” and rickshaws from operating around historic tourist sites in the capital, with effect from...
Polling is from 07.00 to 23.00, 50.7 million people eligible to take part.
On Sunday 4 December Italians go to the polls to vote in a referendum on a government-backed constitutional reform to abolish Italy’s existing...
Rome’s nativity cribs during Christmas season.
Rome has numerous Christmas cribs on display at this time of the year, the best-known of which is 100 Presepi in Piazza del Popolo. The 41st edition of this annual intern...
Director meets Pope following premiere of Silence.
Oscar-winning film director Martin Scorsese premiered his new movie Silence in front of more than 300 Jesuit priests at the Vatican on the night of 29 November.
Sc...
Police launch enquiry into fire at auditorium building site.
The auditorium in Rome's Pineta Sacchetti district, which has been in construction on and off for the last 13 years, was destroyed by a fire on the morning...
AMA Roma reinstates collection of large domestic items.
The capital's refuse agency AMA Roma has reinstated its collection of bulky household waste, which had been suspended since 18 June due to a non-renewal of the c...
HIV self-testing kits go on sale for first time in Rome.
The Italian ministry of health has launched its annual AIDS awareness campaign in time for World AIDS Day on 1 December.
For the first time, HIV self-testing...
Rome charities R(home) for Refugees and Levantiamo serve Syrian dinner.
Rome-based charity R(home) for Refugees (RfR) is hosting a benefit night for refugees in Rome and Syria on Saturday 3 December, from 19.30, at St...
Rome protest follows council vote against Bolkestein free trade directive.
Rome's Campo de' Fiori was empty of market stalls on 29 November as the city's street traders united to appeal to the Italian government to po...
St Peter’s Christmas nativity scene comes from Malta.
The Vatican will illuminate the St Peter’s Square Christmas tree, and crib, at 16.30 on Friday 9 December.
This year’s tree is a 25-m tall spruce from the Trent...
Alcazar will return as cultural venue for cinema and concerts in Rome.
Rome's Alcazar Cinema in Trastevere is due to reopen as a cinema and concert venue in January, one year after its closure, according to a report i...
Demonstration against constitutional reform scheduled in central Rome on 27 Nov.
There will be high security in the centre of Rome on Sunday 27 November for the protest against Italy's upcoming referendum on constitut...
Non Una di Meno demonstration to be held in Rome on 26 November.
Numerous initiatives are being held in Rome to mark the UN-backed International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November.
The...
Lazio plan for kindergarten children comes as Tuscany battles meningitis outbreak.
Vaccinations against some infectious diseases should be obligatory for all children attending kindergarten in the Lazio Region, accord...
Public can visit Roman Forum area by day after 20-year closure.
The archaeological area between the Forum of Trajan and that of Caesar will be open to visitors, including wheelchair users, during day time from Friday...
Rome's Metro B to close for works on 27 November.
A 24-hour strike by Rome’s public transport company ATAC is scheduled from 08.30-17.00 and from 20.00 until end of service on Friday 25 November, affecting buses, tram...
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