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A memorial will be held in Rome on 17 March for Carlo Macro, a month after the 33 year-old Roman was stabbed in the chest in Trastevere on 17 February and died on his way to hospital.
There will be a Mass at the Basil...
Il Mio Papa marks pontiff's first anniversary in office
A weekly magazine dedicated entirely to Pope Francis has been released in Italy, as the pontiff celebrates the anniversary of his first year in office.
The fi...
Charity projects in Rome and Bulgaria
Every year during the six weeks of Lent, Churches Together, an ecumenical body comprising 11 mainly English-speaking churches in Rome, raises money for the annual Rice Bowl Appeal...
Visit Bar della Pace to show your solidarity
The campaign to halt the impending eviction of Bar della Pace has stepped up a gear after being taken to the city council on 6 March.
Following a meeting between deputy...
Cabbie returns €14k to Russian tourist
A Roman taxi driver received a medal for honesty from the city's mayor Ignazio Marino on 9 March, after returning a bag containing €14,000 in cash to a custode, a large...
Original date clashed with marathon
Rome's traffic-free Sunday originally scheduled for 23 March has been brought forward to 16 March after the city realised that it would have clashed with the 20th edition of the Rom...
Gleaming colonnade ready for canonisation of John XXIII and John Paul II
The restoration of the colonnade of St Peter's Square has been completed following a five-year programme of works.
The restoration project co...
Annual feast day of S. Francesca Romana
Every year on 9 March, the saint’s day of S. Francesca Romana, Roman Catholic drivers take their cars to the Monastero Oblate di S. Francesca Romana to receive the blessin...
Wanted in Rome's guide to St Patrick's Day in the capital
This year in Rome there are plenty of Irish-themed events in the weeks either side of St Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of Ireland's patron saint on 17...
Sorrentino to get citizenship on 14 March
The city council's decision to award Paolo Sorrentino, the director of Oscar-winning film La Grande Bellezza, with honorary citizenship of Rome was not unanimous, with 32 vote...
Over 80 per cent of Rome hotels already full Hotels in Rome are already almost booked out for the upcoming canonisation of popes John Paul II and John XXII on 27 April, according to the Booking.com website. More than 8...
Major sporting event in Rome attracts record attendance
The 20th Rome City Marathon is being held at 08.50 on Sunday 23 March, beginning and ending at the Colosseum, with registrations closing on 10 March.
So...
Paolo Sorrentino, the director of La Grande Bellezza, is to receive honorary citizenship of Rome, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
With the backing of the city assembly, Marino reportedly offered the citizenship...
Kimberly Bowes succeeds Christopher Celenza
Dr Kimberly Bowes has been named the 22nd director of the American Academy in Rome. She succeeds Prof. Christopher S. Celenza who is stepping down after a four-year tenure....
A bicycle-friendly mayor of Rome means the future could be brighter for Rome's cyclists
Rome may not be trying to reinvent the wheel, but it is trying to make its streets more welcoming for pedal power. Economic and...
Unscrupulous gang bosses pay foreign workers a pittance for dangerous and unregulated work on Rome’s building sites
by Mike Dilien
Viale Palmiro Togliatti. At dawn, a dozen men get off bus 591 and join a crowd behi...
Damage to many of Rome’s artistic treasures during world war two was prevented by a dedicated group of experts and academics attached to the Allied military forces.
By Theresa Potenza
As you wander the small streets...
Navigating Rome's traffic made easier with smartphone apps
Two new apps for commuters on Rome's public transport are being launched by the city's transport company ATAC and the capital's mobility agency, Muoversi a Ro...
Wanted in Rome's guide to Festa della Donna
A series of exhibitions, installations, award ceremonies, readings, concerts and screenings are scheduled in Rome in the days around International Women's Day on 8 March....
Pope opens gardens of his summer residence to visitors Pope Francis has opened the gardens of the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolofo to the public as from 1 March.
The so-called Barberini gardens at Castel Ga...
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Rome movie crowned best foreign language film at Hollywood ceremony
Paolo Sorrentino's La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) won an Oscar for best foreign language film at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Ang...
The eviction of the Bar della Pace from its historic location just behind Piazza Navona is one step nearer after the latest court sentence in favour of the landlord, the German church nearby.
The family that has run t...
Renzi promises funds but criticises Marino's "tone"
A spat has developed between Italy's newly sworn-in premier Matteo Renzi and the mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino over special funding for the capital.
The mayor clai...
Mercedes car sharing may launch in March
Rome will welcome the Smart car-sharing scheme Car2go in March, following its success in Milan where it was launched last summer.
The Mercedes-Daimler subsidiary is set to b...
Renaissance frescoes to be restored in €1 million scheme
A year-long €1 million restoration of the Farnese Gallery at Rome's Palazzo Farnese, home of the French embassy to Italy, will begin in March.
The...
Rome's carnival season is in full swing
Rome is holding many events to celebrate the traditional carnival season which began this year on 22 February and ends on 4 March.
Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna and Pia...
Australia's Cardinal Pell to head central Vatican office Pope Francis has announced the establishment of a powerful new department to oversee the Vatican's economic and administrative affairs.
The new Secretariat for...
Third weekend of Six Nations saw an influx of Scots to RomeThe third installment of the annual Six Nations rugby tournament began on the night of Friday 21 February when Wales beat France in a convincing 27-6 defeat in C...
Austerity measures in response to expected budget deficitThe Vatican has announced an immediate hiring freeze and a suspension of salary increases and overtime as part of cost-cutting measures to offset a bleak economic...
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