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With over 4,000 journalists accredited to the Vatican (some figures put the number as high as 6,000) the papal conclave promises to produce saturation news across the world this week.
But for Romans the appointment wi...
From 10 March there will be an increased regional train service between Rome and Viterbo from Monday to Friday, particularly during the peak periods from 06.30-09.30 and from 17.00-19.30.
Trenitalia said the move came...
By next weekend the Roman Catholic Church could have a new pope to fill the vacuum and uncertainty caused by the surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI at the beginning of February.
If the new pontiff has not been...
Employees of trains operating in Lazio are holding on strike on Friday 8 March from 09.00-17.00 causing major disruption to commuters in the region.
The strike action has been organised by the Lazio branches of the FI...
In the continuing absence of any date for the start of the conclave to elect the new pope the spotlight has turned to a quiet and unassuming Jesuit. Father Federico Lombardi is the head of the Vatican’s press offic...
Traffic in Rome has been banned within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 10 March from 09.00 to 18.00, as part of regional and national measures to curb air pollution.
The ban includes vehicles with permits to a...
On Friday 8 March there is free admission to many of Rome's municipal museums, on the occasion of International Women's Day.
The two non-participating museums are the Planetarium, where the ordinary entry fee applies;...
Rome’s mayor Gianni Alemanno has confirmed that the date for the city’s marathon scheduled for Sunday 17 March will be respected regardless of whether there will be the enthronement of a new pope that day. Ho...
This year promises to be a particularly busy St Patrick's weekend in Rome, with thousands of Irish arriving into the capital to see Ireland take on Italy in the Six Nations rugby tournament on Saturday 16 March. The game...
On the evening of International Women's Day on 8 March, Rome’s Colosseum will be illuminated with images from a British-led awareness campaign against sexual violence in conflict situations, in a collaborative act...
The 19th Rome City Marathon is being held at 09.00 on Sunday 17 March with the final registration deadline on 6 March. Last year the popular 42-km marathon attracted over 16,000 athletes from 82 nations. The 7,000 non-It...
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. The traditional gift to women on the day in Italy...
A man dressed as a Catholic bishop attempted to gate-crash a private meeting of cardinals at the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Monday 4 March, ahead of the forthcoming conclave to elect a new pope.
Ralph Napierski, though...
The Sistine Chapel was closed to the public as of 13.00 on Tuesday 5 March, in preparation for the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope, following the resignation of Benedict XVI on 28 February.
The announcement, whi...
The 39th Rome-Ostia half marathon took place in splendid sunshine on Sunday 3 March and was won by Kenya’s Wilson Kiprop, equalling his personal best of 59:15. Indeed it was Kenya’s day in Rome as Kiprop&rsqu...
Tourists and Rome residents have been joining lengthy queues to obtain the Vatican’s "Sede vacante" postage stamps, which went on sale on Friday 1 March following the retirement of Pope Benedict XVI the previous ev...
An earthquake of magnitude 2.5 on the Richter scale has been felt by residents in the southern areas of Rome at 14.58 this afternoon. The epicenter seems to be in the Castelli Romani area. Main towns hit by the quake are...
Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to hospital today with symptoms of gastroenteritis. The Queen has cancelled all her appointments for the next week as a precaution, including the visit to Italy. It’s not yet clear i...
Italy's minister for labour, social policies and equal opportunities Elsa Fornero has condemned the appearance of homophobic graffiti outside a Rome school as a "new shameful episode."
The threatening graffiti, which...
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...
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