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James Walston updates his readers on the difficult choices faced by Italy over the next few weeks, following the general elections on 24-25 February.
To read his blog click here.
More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the weekly papal audience at 10.30 on the morning of Wednesday 27 February, in what is the last major public event of Pope Benedict XVI before he retires on Thursday 28 Febr...
For a foreign observer one of the mysteries about Beppe Grillo is that as a comedian he never seems to laugh. Take his photos for a start: has anyone seen a smile behind his angry scowl? Or try to understand his jokes; c...
Wales beat Italy 26-9 in a rain-drenched Six Nations match at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on the afternoon of Saturday 23 February.
After pushing Scotland off second place on the scoreboard, the defending champions W...
The location of Madonna’s luxury gym in Rome has been revealed as the ex-Teatro Colosseo on Via Capo d’Africa, in the shadow of the Colosseum.
The three-storey Hard Candy Fitness centre is scheduled to ope...
The decision by the Scottish Cardinal, Keith O’Brien not to attend the conclave to elect the next pope in Rome in March means that the number of cardinal electors is now down to 115.
Cardinal O’Brien&rsquo...
Genoese comic-turned-politician Beppe Grillo will conclude his election campaign in Rome’s Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano at 18.00 on Friday 22 February.
Organisers are predicting up to one million people, and t...
As the Six Nations rugby tournament steps up a gear, defending champions Wales takes on Italy in Rome's Olympic Stadium on Saturday 23 February at 14.30.
No changes have been made to the Welsh side which secured...
Rome is reviving a 180-km cycle race through the city and surrounding area after five years.
Scheduled for Sunday 3 March and titled “Rome Maxima”, the professional cycling event replaces the former Giro d...
A strong earthquake has hit central Italy 16 February at 20.00 local time. The epicenter was identified in the Lazio region, between Rome and Naples, in the Sora area and the reported magnitude was 4,8 on the Richt...
Rome's commuters face a double public transport strike on Tuesday 19 February.
A four-hour strike will affect the city's bus, tram, metro and the Rome-Lido, Termini-Giardinetti and Rome-Viterbo light rail systems from...
It’s still just a guess, but the conclave of cardinals to elect the successor to Benedict XVI could open at the beginning of the second week of March.
This date would allow a seemly amount of time for Pope Bened...
The total traffic block in Rome, programmed for Sunday 17 February, has been called off to allow pilgrims and well-wishers to get to St Peter’s Square for the papal Angelus.
The Pontiff says the Angelus every Su...
A capacity crowd of approximately 700 people attended the Italian premiere of the controversial documentary “Girlfriend in a Coma” at Rome’s Teatro Eliseo on the evening of 13 February. There was a heav...
James Walston updates his readers on the state of Italian politics in the runup to the general elections on 24-25 February. To read his blog with all the links click here.
We reprint the article below. There is a spec...
A ban on the use of credit cards and bank cards in Vatican City ended on 12 February after having been in place since 1 January.
The new service was "guaranteed" by a deal with Swiss company Aduno Sa, according to Vat...
Pope Benedict XVI began his final round of public appearances as pontiff at 10.30 on Wednesday 13 February, two days after he announced that he would resign at the end of the month.
Speaking from the Vatican audience...
As part of the global "One Billion Rising" campaign to end violence against women, a flash mob will “rise and dance” at the Spanish Steps on Thursday 14 February. Everybody is welcome to participate in the ev...
To celebrate the end of Carnival on martedì grasso (or Shrove Tuesday as it is often called) there are a series of initiatives aimed at Rome's international community on Tuesday 12 February.
The international s...
24 hours after the shock announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on the morning of 11 February it was business as usual in a cold but sunny St Peter's Square.
The only difference was the excited, almost t...
A bomb disposal unit from the Italian army carried out a scheduled detonation of a massive bomb found at Ciampino airport, on Sunday 10 February.
The bomb, which was left over from world war two and contained about 25...
In a shock development the Vatican has announced the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. The 85-year-old pope is to step down on 28 February, in just over two weeks time.
The announcement comes just two days before the...
Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined m...
Popes can, and do resign, but no pope has done so since 1415 when Gregory XII was asked to do so to help end the split in the Catholic Church known as the Great Western Schism.
The most famous pope to resign was Celes...
This year there are plenty of romantic St Valentine's Day events taking place in Rome whose Colosseum recently made the news after the discovery of a long-lost love letter.
Couples visiting Italy’s st...
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The Rome-based Peter Pan Onlus association, which provides support for families with children suffering from cancer, issued a statement on 6 February saying that it faces eviction from its centre in Trastevere.
The ch...
A mystery love letter has been discovered in the Colosseum where it was hidden 60 years ago. The letter, which dates back to the early 1950s, was written by Domenico and addressed to Franca.
Domenico wrote: «Tu...
The mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno has denied claims by Nichi Vendola, the leader of the left-wing Sinistra Ecologia Libertà (SEL) party, that Rome is a homophobic city.
Vendola, a high-profile gay politician, w...
The gardens of Villa Wolkonsky, the residence of the British ambassador, have had a magnetic influence on many people who have lived and worked there. Nina Prentice, the wife of the present British ambassador, has also c...
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