ROME - The tourism industry is a fundamental voice of the Italian economy and the sector most affected by the pandemic, worth, according to Minister Garavaglia, at least 15% of GDP and, in perspe

  ROME - Police and protesters were injured after demonstrations against the Covid restrictions outside Palazzo Montecitorio, the seat of the Chamber of Deputies, turned violent, with hundreds tryi

  ROME - Italy's already struggling vaccination campaign has produced yet more disappointing results after it was reported that over the Easter weekend, an average of less than 150,000 doses were d

  VATICAN CITY - On the morning of Easter Saturday, Pope Francis paid a visit to the Paul VI Audience Hall where Covid vaccinations were underway for the homeless or those needing special assistanc

  VATICAN CITY - Speaking on a mass onHoly Thursday in St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis spoke of how "the Lord always gives us what we ask for, but that he does so in his divine way. That applies

  ROME - The arrest of an Italian Naval officer for selling state secrets to Russia, revealed on Wednesday to be the frigate captain

  ROME - With the Easter weekend in Italy set to be a full lockdown, the government have announced the use of 70,000 law enforcement officers to enforce the restrictions throughout the country.

  ROME - Another mystery has been added to the saga of the 29 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine ‘hidden’ in a Catalent factory in Ana

  ROME - A prayer vigil organised by the community of Sant'Egidio was being held Monday evening at 6:30 p.m.

  ROME - After a video conference with European leaders to discuss the EU's vaccine troubles, Mario Draghi on Friday met with Italian government officials to discuss expected changes to Covid restr

  ROME - A female police officer, Cristina Corbucci, has for the first time stepped onto the historic platform of Piazza Venezia.

  VATICAN CITY - The Office of Papal Charities on Friday announced that it would be providing vaccinations for 1,200 of "most fragile 

  VATICAN CITY - In an Apostolic Letter, Pope Francis has announced that all Cardinals in the Holy See will be receiving a ten percent pay cut from April to cope with the Vatican’s financial losses

  ROME - “No more discrimination against British citizens living in Italy, they have already paid the price of Brexit.” These were the words on the Facebook page of Massimo Ungaro, the Italia Viva

  ROME - The sale of two warships to the Egyptian Navy has caused much controversy after it was revealed that, not only are Italy selling military vessels to a country with such a poor human rights

  ROME - Just a day after the resignation of Silvia Di Manno from her new position in the Council of Rome - after accusations of nepotism, her boyfriend being Alderman for Budget Gianni Lemmetti -

  ROME - At 7 p.m.

  ROME - Italy have announced that AstraZeneca vaccinations will restart throughout the country from Friday after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) ruled that there were safe to be administered. 

  BERGAMO - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday travelled to Bergamo monumental cemetery to mark the new memorial day for victims of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, put in place by Pres

  ROME - The permanent exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci in the Palazzo della Cancelleria has announced the launch of virtual tours through the gallery as museums throughout Italy have once again bee

  ROME - On the 160th anniversary of the unification of Italy and the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, President Sergio Mattarella addressed the country, saying that Italy is a country capable

  ROME - Nearly 200,000 people in Italy having missed their vaccination appointment after the government announced the suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine throughout the country.

  ROME - Enrico Letta, the former Prime Minister of Italy, has been elected the new secretary of the Democratic Party (PD), after the former leader of two years, Nicola Zingaretti, stepped down las

  ROME - With more regions of Italy red than not, and mainland Italy looking a distinct orange/red colour (Sardinia still white), the government have finally addressed the third wave of Covid-19 ca

  ROME - Lawyers, politicians, journalists and others from the “professional caste” are being accused of using their privileged position to jump the vaccine queue after it was revealed that 950,000