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Dalai Lama comes to Rome after being denied South African visa
The Nobel Peace Laureates Summit, which was originally scheduled to take place in South Africa in mid-October, has been relocated to Rome on 12-14 Decemb...
Pope Francis commissions washing facilities for homeless under St Peter's colonnades
Pope Francis has ordered the installation of showers for the homeless under the colonnades of St Peter's Square after hearing about...
Racial tensions in Rome's suburbs
An immigration centre in a disadvantaged Roman suburb has come under attack for the last two consecutive nights, amid escalating racial tensions and violence in the area.
On the n...
Marino in hot water over alleged traffic fine irregularities
The ongoing debacle involving the mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino and his non-payment of eight parking fines has taken a new twist after an opposition politic...
Annual gift appeal for refugees in Rome
The world is experiencing the worst refugee crisis since world war two, according to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), with Italy one of the nations most...
Emma Madigan become Ireland's first female ambassador to Vatican
Ireland's new resident ambassador to the Holy See Emma Madigan presented her credentials to Pope Francis on 11 November.
In addition to becoming the...
Strike will affect road, sea and air travel as well as Rome public transport
Italy's public transport trade unions have a called a national strike on Friday 14 November.
The action will affect air and sea transpo...
Private traffic banned in Rome on 16 November
Traffic in Rome has been banned within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 16 November from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 to 20.30.
The move is part of regional m...
Belgian street artist ROA paints large outdoor mural in Prati
The Belgian artist ROA has completed a public mural dedicated to the wild bear Daniza on the façade of the Mercato Vittoria on Via Sabotino in the...
Anglo Saxon pays its Italian debt
“Berlusconi game over!” warns Matteo Renzi – a soundbite master to rival Tony Blair – after Silvio Berlusconi’s “telefonata combat”, to cite...
American literature is the focus of the annual Italy Reads programme at John Cabot University in Rome.
On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war, John Cabot University in Rome has selected A Fare...
Technical hitch on day of inauguration
The first stretch of Rome’s Metro C line was inaugurated on 9 November but a technical fault halted the inaugural train after just four stops, forcing passengers to disemb...
Repubblica station closed and traffic chaos as city downgrades weather alert
Schools in Rome reopened on 7 November after a "code red" weather alert the day before prompted the city to order their closure as well as...
Rome's tallest mural measures 32 metres
A giant mural depicting a man surfacing from a rubbish bin and sipping a coffee has appeared on an apartment block in the east Rome district of Torpignatarra.
The 32-m high...
Catholic organisations coordinate plans to tackle epidemic
A meeting was held at the Vatican to discuss how the Catholic church is coping in its response to ebola in countries in west Africa, where the epidemic has k...
Capital lends ATAC €77 million in emergency funding
Rome has come to the rescue once again of the capital's troubled bus company ATAC which has received a €77 million emergency loan from the city.
The mea...
Increasing number of foreign drivers involved in road accidents in Italy
There are now more than three million vehicles registered to foreign nationals in Italy, an increase of 34 per cent over the past two years....
Plan would see prostitution tolerated and monitored in certain areas of EUR
The city parliament and residents of south Rome district EUR are being presented with a so-called "zoning" plan which would see prostitution...
Vast artwork by street artist Blu
An enormous mural by Italian street artist Blu has appeared on a building on Via del Porto Fluviale in the Ostiense district of Rome.
The dramatic image features a cargo ship load...
Italian president and premier at ceremony in Piazza Venezia
Italian president Giorgio Napolitano and premier Matteo Renzi participated in the annual ceremony at Rome's Altare della Patria to mark national unity and a...
Annual commemorative event preceded by service at S. Silvestro
The annual Commonwealth Remembrance Day service takes place on Tuesday 11 November at the Rome Commonwealth War Cemetery, Via Nicola Zabaglia 50, starting...
“There’s only one way to be creative: freedom. When you’re free to express yourself as you wonder you stimulate creativity”: here comes the voice of Gilberto Gil, one of Tropicalia’s heroes,...
Culture minister backs plan by Italian archaeologist
Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini has added his support to the proposed rebuilding of the Colosseum's arena floor, rendering it the way it was until being...
Animal pulling carriage keels over near parliament
A horse drawing a carriage collapsed in the middle of Via del Corso in front of tourists and shoppers at 15.30 on 30 October.
Police attended the scene beside Pal...
High-tech system sheds new light on masterpiece
The Vatican has unveiled a new hi-tech lighting system for the Sistine Chapel, illuminating Michelangelo's masterpiece like never before.
The 7,000 light-emitting di...
Annual event to raise awareness of prostate cancer
Rugby players in Rome are supporting Movember, the global, month-long initiative aimed at raising awareness and funds for the cure and treatment of prostate cancer a...
Guided tours of main bunker along with two earlier shelters
An air-raid shelter used by Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini will reopen to the public from 31 October, along with two adjoining bunkers, one of whic...
Proposals would see 10 per cent price hike for yearly and monthly bus pass
Commuters using Rome's public transport provider ATAC could see the cost of yearly and monthly bus passes increased by around 10 per cent, ac...
Pope Francis will say Mass for All Saints at Campo Verano
All Saints’ Day, or Ognissanti, on Saturday 1 November, is a public holiday in Italy.
The All Saints’ festival is followed by All Souls Day on...
GNAM hosts selfie competition to promote culture
The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) in Rome has launched a competition called #Selfiedautore for which contestants must take a “selfie” photograph...
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