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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...
Rome police confirm English-speaking girl is not Madeleine McCann.
An English-speaking homeless girl living rough in the Campo Marzio area of central Rome has been identified by police as 21-year-old Embla Jauhojärvi...
Pope Francis closes Holy Door on special Jubilee Year.
Pope Francis brought to a close the Catholic Church's Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy by shutting the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica during a Mass on Sunday 20 Novem...
Margaret Stenhouse has now published her second and more authoritative book on Lake Nemi and all its fascinating history, ancient and modern. She goes right back to its glacial formation and finishes in contemporary time...
Maya Ballumbrosio (aged 11) from St George's British International School Nomentana, writes about her Year 6 poetry and art projects with ARTandSEEK.
One of the most exciting activities that happened in Year 6 this ye...
Thanksgiving festivities in Rome on 24 November.
Thanksgiving is not a holiday widely celebrated in Rome, but there are some places where you can enjoy traditional food and festivities on Thursday 24 November.
Amer...
Restored site opens to public afer seven-year closure.
The archaeological site at the southern end of Rome's Circus Maximus will reopen to the public on 17 November following seven years of excavations, restoration an...
Strike to hit Rome’s public transport network.
A 24-hour strike affecting Rome’s public transport network ATAC has been confirmed for Tuesday 15 November. The shutdown is planned from 08.30 until 17.00 and from 20.00...
Tusk snapped off Bernini obelisk in Rome centre.
Rome's Elephant and Obelisk sculpture designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was vandalised in the early hours of 14 November.
A tusk detached from the 17th-century elefan...
Roma Convention Center La Nuvola will open from 8-11 December.
The newly-inaugurated Roma Convention Center La Nuvola will be open to the public, free of charge, on 8, 9, 10 and 11 December, according to its managers...
Service at Commonwealth cemetery in Rome on 11 November.
The annual Commonwealth Remembrance Day service takes place on Friday 11 November at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on Via Nicola Zabaglia 50 i...
Ticket inspectors return on trial basis as Rome prepares for 150 new ATAC buses.
Permanent ticket inspectors are to begin work on five ATAC bus lines in Rome, from 15 November, as part of an experiment to reduce fare...
Rome mayor “declares war” on gambling.
Slot machines are to be prohibited in the centre of Rome according to new regulations proposed by the city's mayor Viriginia Raggi who has "declared war" on gambling.
The new...
Roaming the linguistic jungle between Italian and English.
Martin Bennett
Visit Rome’s Bioparco in Villa Borghese and una gazzella is a gazelle, una pantera a panther, un serpente a serpent, and so on. What you see...
Suburra will be first Italian original series for Netflix.
Netflix, the international provider of on-demand internet streaming films and television shows, has begun filming Suburra, its first Italian original series,...
Violent storm causes two deaths in Rome area.
Two people were killed during a violent storm in the Rome area on the evening of Sunday 6 November.
One man who was hit by a fragment of cornice that fell from a church...
Rome votes to postpone changes to existing commercial licences until 2020.
Rome's city council has approved a motion presented by mayor Virginia Raggi's Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) to postpone implementation of a Europea...
Italian president to attend military parade in Piazza Venezia.
Italian president Sergio Mattarella will attend the annual ceremony at Rome’s Altare della Patria to mark national unity and armed forces on Friday 4 Nove...
Rome's theatres highlighted on subway-style map.
A new map showing Rome's theatres in their proximity to the city's metro stations has been creating a stir on social media in the capital.
Designed in a subway forma...
Health authorities shut down Rome food market over sanitation irregularities.
Rome health authorities shut down the city's Nuovo Mercato Esquilino fruit and vegetable market on 2 November for irregularities relating t...
Wanted in Rome put a series of questions to Roman artist Mauro Pallotta, better known as Maupal, about his Pope Francis murals which have generated headlines around the world.
Andy Devane
You recently created a mural i...
Biggest and brightest supermoon in almost 70 years.
On the night of 14 November, the moon will be the closest it has been to Earth since January 1948, appearing up to 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a...
Ciampino airport was closed temporarily for two weeks in October.
Rome’s second airport Ciampino reopened on the evening of 29 October, resuming full service from Sunday 30 October, following a two-week closure.
Th...
Earthquake closes capital's schools and causes damage to Rome basilica.
A powerful earthquake which hit Italy's central Umbria region at 07.41 on 30 October was felt in Rome, leading to the closure of the city's schoo...
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