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Popular Italian singer raising funds for Rome childrens' hospital Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is performing a charity concert to raise funds for the cardiac intensive care unit at Rome's Bambino Gesù paediatric...
First Vatican exhibition dedicated to living architect
The work of celebrated Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava is the subject of a major exhibition at the Vatican's Bracc...
Free HIV screening at two Roman hospitals
On the occasion of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the Italian ministry of health has launched an AIDS awareness campaign Uniti contro l’Aids (United against AIDS). In Ro...
The capital's international community is holding a number of events in the run-up to Christmas29-30 Nov. The Swedish Church in Rome is hosting its annual Christmas Bazaar over the last weekend of November. Traditional fo...
Silvio Berlusconi has made another exit from the stage but most politicians are betting, or worrying, that he will soon return.
He has certainly promised that he will be back, even as he was being stripped of his ran...
Double strike in Rome on 3 December Commuters in Rome face a double public transport strike on Tuesday 3 December, involving the city's transport company ATAC and surburban bus company Roma Tpl.
The 24-hour ATAC stri...
First a demonstration in front of his Rome residence just off Piazza Venezia, then the vote in the senate on whether or not to remove Senator Silvio Berlusconi from public office.
And in one of his last moves before t...
New offices will be in a separate building on property America's embassy to the Holy See is moving from its current address at Via delle Terme Deciane, near the Circus Maximus, to the grounds of the larger American emba...
Ryanair has announced that it is launching a new base at Rome’s Fiumicino airport to serve destinations in southern Italy starting 18 December. The airports are Catania, Lamezia Terme and Palermo.
At the same ti...
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is launching a campaign, in conjunction with Prisoners Abroad, to highlight the consequences of drug use, abuse and smuggling by British nationals around the world. Hundr...
Rome supports International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The façade of Rome's City Hall will be illuminated with red lights and an image of a hand with the slogan "Stop violence against wo...
Relics thought to be St Peter's shown in public for first time
Bones reputed to belong to St Peter were displayed in public for the first time on 24 November, during a Mass in St Peter's Square to mark the end of the...
Rome's mayor proposes new tramline
A new tramline between Termini station and Trastevere is one of a number of transport initiatives being proposed by Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino, subject to funding from CIPE, Italy's...
Ara Pacis damaged after heavy rainfall The Ara Pacis altar, dating to 9 BC, has been flooded after the museum's modern glass-pannelled roof failed to withstand the torrential rain on the night of Tuesday 19 November....
Virtual tour of restored catacombs available on Google Maps
The Vatican reopened the newly-restored catacombs of Priscilla to the public on 19 November following a five-year restoration project.
Located along the V...
From 2 December the consular section of the British embassy in Rome will change its opening hours to 09.00-12.00 and 14.00-15.00 Monday to Friday.
For more details on the British Consulate in Rome see website.
Mayor orders removal of sampietrini from busy roads in centre of Rome
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino has announced plans to remove the cobblestones, known locally as sampietrini, from the faster roads in the city ce...
Gift appeal for refugees in Rome
The Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC) at the American Episcopal Church of Rome, St Paul’s within the Walls, is appealing for Christmas gifts for the refugees in its care.
The...
A 50-sqm lake has been discovered under Trastevere train station in the Monteverde district of Rome, according to the blog of the local branch of political party Sinistra, Ecologia, Libertà (SEL). The discov...
Rome game follows encounter with Fiji in CremonaThe Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) is dedicating the upcoming Italy-Argentina rugby match in Rome to Pope Francis.The Argentine pope will grant both teams a private audienc...
Thanksgiving festivities take place in Rome on 28 November
Thanksgiving is not a holiday widely celebrated in Rome, but there are some places where you can get your fill of traditional food and festivities on Thursday...
Support from Rome mayor, UN agencies and Catholic ChurchThe Philippine embassy in Rome has opened a book of condolences for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan which caused devastation in the country's central Visayan region o...
Starling problem worst along LungotevereRome's annual campaign to move the capital’s troublesome wintering starlings away from central areas will not take place this year, due to lack of funds.Around this time ever...
Loose cornice prompts safety measures outside trendy Rome bar
Rome's fashionable Bar della Pace has been cordoned off for safety reasons after a piece of masonry became dislodged from the façade, landing on a c...
Stiffer regulations on tax declarations for foreign residents in Italy have been in force for several years but now controls are getting tougher
“Desperate times call for desperate measures” – Hippoc...
Ariccia's unique and splendid artistic heritage is eclipsed by its most famous gastronomic product
Mention the name of Ariccia to any Roman and he or she will be sure to come up with the word porchetta. At weekends th...
A four-hour public transport strike takes place in Rome from 09.00-13.00 on Wednesday 13 November.
The mid-week action affects the capital's buses, trams, metro and light rail services Roma-Lido, Roma-Giardinetti and...
The film festival faces a challenge to prove itself on the international circuit this year
Marco Müller remains at the helm for the festival's eighth edition, which runs from 8-17 November, but has a busy and dif...
Claims of corruption at Rome bus company
An investigation has begun into claims that Rome's bus company ATAC engaged in the counterfeiting of tickets, amassing almost €70 million a year of undeclared money which...
Celebrated author is guest of Italy Reads at John Cabot University
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A capacity crowd attended the keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri at Rome's John Cabot University on the eveni...
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