ROME-  On Thursday Cardinal  Carlo Caffarra,  a leader of the most conservative faction in the Roman Catholic Church, died after prolonged illness at age 79, the Vatican said.

 ROME-  Stars including Sir Elton John Steven Tyler and David Foster are to take part in a series of charity events in Rome, including an evening at the Colosseum.

 BOGOTÀ- Immediately after landing at the Bogota international airport, Pope Francis’s visit to the South American country commenced with words of solidarity for the populations affected by hurrica

ROME- At a joint press conference Thursday, ANAC (National Anti-Corruption Authority) and the LUISS University (Free International University for Social Studies) announced a partnership and the cre

 ROME- The mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, Thursday, is calling for the ban of a neo-Fascist march that the far-right group, Forza Nuova, says it will hold against migrants in Rome.

 ROME- Following the death of a dozen or so cows the bacterial disease of anthrax is thought to be spreading to humans Thursday.

 ROME- Robert Jenkins, UNICEF representative in Jordan, talked Wednesday about the treatment of child refugees in the Kingdom and strategies that the organisation has put into place to ensure that

ROME- Following the decision to reinstate and substitute of the Italian ambassador for Egypt, previously recalled in protest in April 2016, tensions between the two nations over the Giulio Regeni c

ROME- This morning, at 9:45, an employee of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development fell from the forth floor to his death while working at the ministry.

MILAN- According to the the analysts at Uniplaces, leading European company in student accommodation services, Rome and Milan are among the most expensive cities to live while enrolled at universit

 ROME- A 40-year-old Eritrean man is in hospital following a fight that broke out in the Roman suburb of Tiburtino III, early on Wednesday morning. His injuries are not thought to be serious.

ROME - Rome’s mayor, Virginia Raggi, has announced Gianni Lemmetti as the new Councillor of Rome’s budget, taking over Andrea Mazzillo’s previous position.

VATICAN CITY - “It is not Christian to walk with one's gaze facing down, without raising one's eyes to the horizon." These were Pope Francis’ words on Wednesday in the Paul VI Audience Hall, where

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has released its policy document detailing how countries around the world should approach the refugee crisis.

ROME - Italian Minister of Interior Marco Minniti called for a Terrorism Summit at the Viminale, the Italian Ministry of Interior, in wake of the recent terror attacks in Spain.

ROME - Lilli Gruber, renowned Italian journalist and host of Italian daily political TV

ROME -Two amputated legs cut to the groin level were found bound together with sellotape in a large bin in Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski, in the northern district of Parioli, Rome.

ROME- The Qatar Fund for Development have agreed to donate 5.6 million euros for the rebuilding of the Enrico Mestica school in Macerata, which was rendered unusable following the damages from the

ROME- An exhibition combining artwork in glass, textiles and paintings of the Finnish artist Markku Piri goes on tour in three different Italian cities during the year of the Finnish Centenary.

ROME- A German woman has found herself in trouble with the law after having engraved her name onto the Colosseum in a local police report.

ROME- The Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, is set to conduct a set of talks and meetings in Rome on Tuesday during the first European stage of his diplomatic tou

ROME- A large fire that broke out near Rome on Monday has claimed the lives of a mother and a daughter, the local fire service has confirmed.  

ROME- A man has been stopped at the Colosseum for attempting entry with a large steel dive knife used for scuba diving on his person, local police have reported.