ROME – The auxiliary bishop to Rome Paolo Lojudice has bemoaned the state of the Eternal City, branding it one “invaded by waste” in a broadcast by Vatican Radio Italy, Il Messaggero reports.

ROME – The killing of a loanshark outside a school in the Eternal City’s Magliana zone has raised further questions about the security in the capital, Il Messaggero reports. 

ROME – The death of immunologist Fernando Aiuti, a prominent figure in the fight against AIDS, in the Gemili Hospital is being investigated as a possible suicide, police sources report.

ROME – Italy is among eight European countries set to accept migrants from the German NGO vessels currently at sea despite protests from some Italian politicians, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Musc

ROME – A funeral will be held on Wednesday evening by the Sant’Egidio Community for Nereo, a homeless man killed in a hit-and-run incident, according to a press release from the Catholic organisati

ROME – A group of armed Lazio ultras attacked police during a club celebration, leaving seven officers injured, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports on Wednesday.

ROME – Two journalists from L’Espresso were threatened and attacked by members of various neo-fascist groups as they reported on a memorial service held for the Acca Larentia killings, Il Fatto Quo

ROME – Three teachers in a kindergarten on the outskirts of the Eternal City have been arrested over the alleged abuse of children at the school, police sources report on Tuesday.

 ROME --  Marches for peace around the world organised by the St Egidio Community will take place Tuesday Jan.

ROME - Virginia Raggi was “ready to restore Rome to the splendour it deserves” in May 2016 upon her municipal election victory.

ROME - Frustrated coach drivers, enraged by Raggi’s proposal to ban tourist coaches from the city centre, decided to fight back Thursday by parking their buses for eight hours in Piazza Venezia.

ROME – Italy has finalised a budget agreement with the European Commission after months of negotiation, avoiding economic sanctions.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has decried the political rhetoric that accuses migrants of “all ills” in a message, released on Tuesday, that has been written for th

ROME - High-tech company Leonardo has announced that the Armament Inspectorate of Polish Ministry of National Defense has chosen to acquire four more M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers.

ROME – For fear he may be plotting an escape plan, Brazilian police have released several identikit photos of fugitive terrorist Cesare Battisti in a bid to catch him once and for all.

ROME – Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta has lauded the “exemplary” conduct of a Carabiniere officer, who drew his gun in defence of a lone German fan while being attacked by a mob of Lazio suppor

ROME - An unanticipated amount of damage was inflicted upon Trastevere by Eintracht Frankfurt fans on Thursday, both before and after the Europa League match against Lazio.

ROME - To the dismay of tourists and residents alike, Barberini metro station has become an 'exit-only' stop, and Spagna remains closed.

ROME – Raffaele Marra, the former right-hand man of mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi, has been handed a jail sentence of three years and six months for corruption, judicial sources report.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has removed esteemed cardinals including George Pell from the C-9 (Council of Cardinals) following a string of sexual abuse accusations against their names.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is addressing its long-standing fiscal difficulties head on by forcing many of its employees into early retirement, Il Messaggero reports.

ROME - In light of a huge fire at a waste plant on Via Salaria, Rome’s administration has been urged to tackle the city's refuse crisis.

ROME – A fire that broke out at a refuse plant in the outskirts of Rome has left “toxic smoke” and a “pungent smell” in parts of the capital on Tuesday morning, Rome’s municipal offices report.

ROME - Messages of disgust began pouring in Monday, as news broke that twenty bronze bricks dedicated to Holocaust victims were stolen from a Roman street overnight.