VATICAN CITY - On Wednesday morning, at the Altar of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Mass with the Rite of Blessing and Imposition of Ashes.

  ROME - An estimated million euros worth of art has been stolen from a villa in Monteverde, including works by Renato Guttuso and Giuseppe Capogrossi, two masters of the 20th century.

  ROME - A new decree issued by ATAC, the Rome transport authority, has ordered that all trams in the capital must drive “at the pace of man” so as to avoid derailing.

  ROME - In Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's first speech to the Senate, he spoke of the need for unity and “national responsibility” in the fight against the pandemic.

  ROME - Director of Rai1, Stefano Coletta, has asked his “vice-directors and all [his] managers to no longer host” Alan Friedman, according to "Il Messaggero".

  ROME - Nunzio Sarpietro, the judge who was found to have kept a restaurant open for his lunch, despite the anti-Covid regulations, has said he will pay the fine, but has told the Corriere della S

  ROME - Amid fears about the rapid spread of the English Covid-19 variant, the Ministry of Health has announced plans for further mini red zones, as well as plans to use gyms and barracks as vacci

  VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has released a video-message in memory of the 12 Coptic martyrs murdered by ISIS, in Libya, exactly six years ago.

  ROME - In September 2020, Italy’s public debit had reached a new record of 2,582.6 billion euros, due to the pandemic, according to 

  ROME - On Jan. 18, officers from Tuscolano’s police station went into the “House of Women - Lucha Y Siesta” and identified three women who were being protected because they had been abused.

   ROME - Police had to shut off the Trevi Fountain and 40 people were sanctioned by authorities on Sunday after St Valentine’s day and the Rome Carnival saw a huge influx of crowds into the capita

ROME - Mario Draghi’s new government is composed of 15 politicians and 8 technicians.

  ROME – Nearly 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies warned o

  ROME - The 5 Star Movement have voted in favour of giving support to the Prime Minister designate Mario Draghi after an online vote held on the party’s website, Rousseau.

  ROME - It was revealed on Thursday that the application form for the Covid vaccine in La Spezia listed homosexuality a

  ROME - Silvio Berlusconi fell over at home, on Wednesday evening, with news arriving directly from Forza Italia that: “he had gone to the ‘La Madonnina’ clinic to get himself properly examined [i

  ROME - A Roman prosecutor has recommended to a judge that a Carabiniere agent, Fabio Manganaro, accused of blindfolding a US teenager after his arrest for murder, face trial, judicial sources sai

  ROME - Fashion-fanatics will be able to enjoy a runway show at the Cinecittà Stu

 ROME - The video “The Resilience of Light", from the EMME EMME Project, which aims to highlight the effect of the current closure of the entertainment industry, is now online.

  ROME - A survey that was released at the start of February revealed that only 22% of the 2000 non-hotel accommodation establishments thought that 2021 had got off to a better start than 2020.

  ROME - Prime Minister designate Mario Draghi on Wednesday embarked on the second day of his second round of consultations in preparation for forming a government.

  ROME - A woman will vote in the Synod of Bishops, an advisory body to Pope Francis, for the very first time, after Sister Nathalie Becquart was appointed co-undersecretary on Sunday.

  VATICAN CITY - The Vatican Radio celebrates its 90th year of transmitting the Pope’s very own words all around the world. Having been founded on Feb.

  ROME - As his second round of consultations with party leaders began on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister designate Mario Draghi announced his plans for reforms for his eventual government, includi