A brief survey of the diet in Ancient Rome.
"We are what we eat," according to a much-gnawed chestnut. Early ancient Romans might therefore have been categorised as porridge-guzzling barbarians by the Greeks before Gree...
Pontiff touched on several themes close to his papacy. Here are some of the main points.
Pope Francis was a guest of the Italian television talk show Che tempo che fa on Sunday night, discussing a wide range of themes,...
Italy gets ready for Eurovision 2022 in Turin.
Mahmood & Blanco were crowned the winners of the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival last night and will go forward to represent Italy in this year's Eurovision Song Contest wh...
Municipal museums in Rome are free this Sunday.
Rome's city-run museums are open for free to all visitors - residents and tourists - on Sunday 6 February.
In addition to municipal museums there is free access to the...
Italians speak up over 'crimes' committed against their national cuisine around the world.
Italy may be celebrated for its cuisine around the world but it turns out that the world is "doing Italian food all wrong", acco...
News in Italy: Azzurri to face English and Scots in Stadio Olimpico.
The Six Nations rugby tournament returns in 2022, with stadiums welcoming back fans after last year's championship was played behind closed doors due...
News in Italy: Italian Olympic athletes to parade in Armani tricolour capes at opening ceremony.
Italy will be represented by 118 athletes at the Winter Olympics which gets underway in Beijing on Friday.
During the o...
News in Italy: Pontiff to appear on Italian television show.
Pope Francis is to be a guest of Che tempo che fa, the popular Italian television chat show presented by Fabio Fazio, on Sunday 6 February.
The news was an...
Saviano pays tribute to murdered anti-Mafia judges Falcone and Borsellino and state's witness Rita Atria.
The Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's top song contest, paid tribute on Thursday night to the victims of the Capaci...
News in Italy: Draghi to set out roadmap easing restrictions amid "encouraging data" on covid situation.
The Italian government on Wednesday approved a new decree that will ease some covid restrictions as premier Mario...
News in Italy: 21-gun salute and Frecce Tricolori flypast to mark return of Mattarella as head of state.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella, who was re-elected at the weekend, will be sworn in during a pomp-filled cere...
Cesarini calls out racists after discovering at 34 years of age that she is "not Italian like many others."
Italian actress Lorena Cesarini delivered a stirring monologue against racism from the stage of Italy's Sanremo...
The much-loved Italian actress had been out of the spotlight for two decades.
Legendary actress Monica Vitti, dubbed the "queen of Italian comedy", has died aged 90.
The news was announced on Twitter by former Rome m...
Calls from Fratelli d'Italia for drug tests for Sanremo presenters and performers.
Italian actress Ornella Muti on Tuesday clarified her position in the debate over cannabis use after sparking a contoversy hours before...
Shortlist unveiled for Italian Capital of Culture 2024.
Italy's culture ministry has announced the 10 finalists for the 2024 edition of the Italian Capital of Culture.
The shortlisted towns and cities vying for the t...
Rome gets ready to host Jubilee Year 2025.
Rome's centre-left mayor Roberto Gualtieri has been named 'extraordinary commissioner' for the Vatican's Jubilee Year 2025 in the Italian capital.
The mayor was appointed "t...
News in Italy: Italian government updates covid Green Pass system with new restrictions in place.
Italy's rules regarding the Green Pass - the digital certificate proving the holder has been vaccinated, tested negative...
News in Italy: Mattarella becomes second most-voted president in Italian history.
Leaders in Italy and around the world welcomed the re-election of Italian president Sergio Mattarella who was returned to office last nig...
News in Italy: Mattarella elected president a second time after ruling parties implore him to stay.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella was re-elected on Saturday evening after lawmakers begged him to stay, amid a failu...
News in Italy: Pontiff says being properly informed is a human right.
Pope Francis has hit out against the spreading of fake news and disinformation about covid-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, warning that...
Sport News in Italy: How Italian rugby is preparing for 2022 Guinness Six Nations.
The recent appointment of Kieran Crowley as the head coach of the Italian rugby team was a boost of confidence for the national side....
Rome strike comes to affect bus, metro, tram and light rail services.
Commuters in Rome face a four-hour public transport strike on Friday 4 February, from 08.30-12.30.
The strike will affect Rome's network of buses,...
News of anti-Semitic incident comes as Italy prepares to mark International Holocaust Day.
Italian police are investigating an alleged anti-Semitic attack on a 12-year-old boy by teenagers in a village near Livorno, in...
Savoia family back in the news in Italy as they take legal action to reclaim crown jewels after 75 years.
Descendants of Italy's former royal family are suing the Italian state in an attempt to reclaim the crown jewels...
Berrettini makes Italian sporting history again by reaching final four at Australian Open.
Rome tennis ace Matteo Berrettini has become the first Italian man to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
The seven...
No Green Pass, no gelato: incident took place near Naples.
An 88-year-old man who pulled a gun on a security guard after he was asked to show his covid Green Pass has been reported by police for aggravated threat and re...
Italian government would keep minority stake in ITA Airways as MSC and Lufthansa make joint offer.
ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia as Italy's flag carrier, has revealed that the Swiss-Italian shipping group MSC a...
The 13 million customers who enter tobacconists in Italy each day will need a Green Pass from 1 February.
Italy risks a strike by tobacconists in protest over the government's new rules obliging customers to have a Gree...
Key things to know about electing a president in Italy.
Italy's parliament convenes on Monday 24 January to begin the complex process of voting for a new head of state.
The next president will be Italy's 13th since t...
Centre-right bloc to oppose any presidential bid by Draghi as Berlusconi bows out.
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has dropped his divisive bid to be elected as Italy's president next week, saying he is...
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