ROME – Caravaggio may be the highlight, but there is far more to appreciate and discover in Palazzo Barberini’s new display of sixteenth and seventeenth-century art.

 ROME – Early twentieth-century photographs preserved on glass plates provide a unique window into Bulgarian daily life of the period in the Museo di Roma in Trastevere’s new exhibition, “Bulgaria

 ROME – The Italian Prime Minister has apparently cancelled a lunch meeting with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat that was due to be held Friday in Rome, The Malta Independent reported

 ROME – Spelacchio has returned to the Eternal City.

 ROME – A private sale of clothes and accessories designed by Dame Vivienne Westwood was held at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Rome Wednesday to Saturday, with some proceeds going to the ch

 ROME – The prime minister’s apartment in Palazzo Chigi has benefited from 23,000 euros’ worth of improvements, paid for with public money and possibly motivated by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s

 ROME – An exhibition on Italian architect Gio Ponti opened Wednesday at MAXXI with a fascinating display of plans, drawings, magazines and architectural models.

 ROME – Mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi’s latest attempt to deal with the Eternal City’s ongoing rubbish crisis is by transporting waste to Civitavecchia, sparking resistance from the town's own mayor

 ROME--The dusty path that snakes through the landscape in the world's most famous painting is actually a river, according to an Italian art historian who recently restored a copy of the Mona Lisa

 ROME – American billionaire Dan Friedkin is interested in buying A.S. Roma football club, business sources report.

 ROME – A Rome military court has opened an inquiry into why the former Defence Minister still lives in the flat she occupied while in office. 

 ROME – Two carabinieri officers were sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for the killing of Stefano Cucchi, who they beat so severely after his arrest that he died in hospital, said judicial so

 ROME – The 56^th Nuova Consonanza festival began Wednesday night in the Testaccio area of the capital with In Piena Luce, an evening of music and readings dedicated to female journalists

 ROME – Twenty people have been arrested in a police operation against a drugs gang in the Tor Bella Monaca area of the capital, said police sources.

 ROME – The third “Russian Rome” festival took place Friday in Palazzo Poli, celebrating Russian art in Italy and beyond.

 ROME – A remembrance service for war dead was held in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, in the Testaccio area of the Italian capital, on Friday.

 ROME – A minor earthquake hit the Lazio and Abruzzio areas at 18.35, reported Il Messaggero.

 ROME – The “Pecora Elettrica” bookshop-café has been set on fire for the second time, say police sources.

 ROME – Two Celtic fans were stabbed, apparently by Lazio supporters, ahead of Thursday night’s football match, said police sources.

 ROME – The Rome Savoyards’ latest production, George Bernard Shaw’s “The Philanderer,” opened with an amusing and thought-provoking performance of a play that, while indisputably of its time, can