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Rome sets up task force to help Ukrainians fleeing war.
Rome is preparing for another candlelight procession against Russia's invasion of Ukraine and in support of the Ukrainian people, on Friday 4 March at 19.30.
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"Never again war!" Pontiff appeals for peace in Ukraine.
Pope Francis is calling for prayers and fasting for peace in Ukraine on 2 March, Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar.
The pope said...
Rome moves Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv.
Italy has transferred its embassy in Ukraine from Kyiv to the western city of Lviv amid a worsening security situation as Russian troops advance on the capital.
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Italy "does not intend to look the other way", says Draghi.
Italy's premier Mario Draghi told the Italian senate on Tuesday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine "marks a turning point in European history".
Draghi said t...
Romans respond to emergency in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian church is Rome is organising a collection of medicine, food and clothes to send to Ukraine in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion....
Italian government declares state of emergency to help refugees fleeing Russian invasion.
Italy is set to provide Ukraine with weapons and aid in response to Russia's invasion of the country last week, the Italian gover...
No covid tests required for fully vaccinated arrivals in Italy and no more quarantine for non-EU visitors after 1 March.
Italy will allow travellers from outside the European Union to enter the country quarantine-free a...
Italy updates travel advice after EU shuts airspace to Russian flights.
Italians currently in Russia on a temporary basis are being "strongly advised" to "organise their prompt return to Italy", according to a travel up...
Vatican's top diplomat calls for end to violence, says "never too late" for talks.
The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the Holy See is ready to "facilitate dialogue" between Russia and Ukraine,...
Protests against Russian invasion of Ukraine held in Rome and Milan.
The first buses of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of their country arrived in northern Italy over the weekend, as Europe braces for a...
Ukraine government to receive €110 million in aid from Italy.
Italy is closing its airspace to Russian aircraft, the prime minister's office said on Sunday, in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine: Ita...
Zelenskyy thanked pontiff for his prayers for peace and spiritual support.Pope Francis spoke by phone to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday afternoon, expressing his "most profound pain for the tragic ev...
Ukraine president says Italy supports ejecting Russia from SWIFT global payments system.
Italian premier Mario Draghi has told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Italy "fully supports the EU’s line on sanction...
Draghi says EU finalising package of sanctions against Russia.
Italy is ready to supply an additional 3,400 troops to support NATO in its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Italian premier Mario Draghi told parli...
March for peace in Ukraine to go from Rome city hall to Colosseum.
Rome will stage a candlelight procession for peace, in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, on Friday evening.
The symbolic march for peace will beg...
Peaceful protests and vigils held in Rome, Milan, Turin and Naples.
Rallies and prayer vigils for peace in Ukraine were held in cities across Italy on Thursday night, with Ukrainians joined by Italians in demanding an e...
Draghi promises "very tough" EU sanctions for Russia.
Italian premier Mario Draghi said that Italy joins the EU and all allies in calling on Russian president Vladimir Putin to "put an immediate end to the bloodshed and...
Colosseum to turn yellow and blue in sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Italy is to light up the Colosseum with the colours of the Ukrainian flag on Thursday night, the Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini announce...
Commuters in Italy face a "venerdì nero" on 25 February. Here's what you need to know.
A 24-hour nationwide public transport strike has been called for Friday 25 February, affecting local buses, trams, subways and railw...
Russian ambassador summoned to Farnesina in Rome.Italian premier Mario Draghi on Thursday said the government condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine as "unjustified and unjustifiable."Russian forces launched attacks on Ukr...
Key dates in Italy's "return to normality" timeline.
The Italian government is to dismantle its covid restrictions step by step, from March onwards, in what is described as a gradual "return to normality" amid an improv...
Super Green Pass system to be scaled back from 1 March.
The Italian government will not extend the covid state of emergency when it expires on 31 March, premier Mario Draghi confirmed on Wednesday, pledging: "Our aim is...
Florence exhibition shows three Michelangelo masterpieces side by side.
The three Pietà sculptures by Renaissance master Michelangelo are on display together for the first time in an exhibition at the Museo Opera del Du...
Threat of war in Ukraine causes pontiff "great pain in my heart".Pope Francis on Wednesday urged all sides in the Russia-Ukraine dispute to "seriously examine their consciences before God", amid fears of a Russian invasi...
Putin's move is a "serious obstacle in the path towards a diplomatic solution of the Ukrainian crisis" said Italy's foreign minister Di Maio.Italy has joined its European and Western partners in condemning Russia's recog...
Italy's medicines regulator recommends fourth dose for immunocompromised people.
Italian health minister Roberto Speranza said on Sunday that a fourth covid vaccine dose for everyone after the summer is "to be considere...
Rome subways to close early for maintenance works.
Rome's Metro B will close at 21.00 every night from April to June, with the city's Metro A line closing at the same early time for 18 months, starting from June.
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The Keats-Shelley House in Rome marks the 200th anniversary of the drowning of Percy Bysshe Shelley with a series of events.
The three months that Percy and Mary Shelley and Mary's half sister Claire Clairmont spent in...
Rome's S. Pietro in Vincoli hosts the chains of St Peter as well as Michelangelo's Moses.
The church of S. Pietro in Vincoli, known in English as St Peter in Chains, is a minor basilica hidden away in Rome's Monti quart...
Leonardo da Vinci is in the news in Italy over the 'Gioconda' painting in Rome's parliament.
Italy's newspapers on Thursday were full of a story about the "discovery" of a Mona Lisa, a replica of the world-renowned mast...
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