ROME - The 5 Star Movement (M5S) are facing a possible schism with 15 M5S Senators looking likely to be expelled from the party on Thursday after voting against Italian Prime Minister Mario Dragh

  VATICAN CITY - The sentencing of the former head of the Vatican Bank has given renewed vigour to the search for the ‘Ustasha Treasury’, due to suspicions over the bank’s possession of the loot, a

  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.

  CATANIA  - On Wednesday morning, Catania Fontanarossa International airport reopened, after having been shut because of Mount Etna's eruption on

  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 - The 44th session of the Council of Governors of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is set to take place Wednesday and Thursday as leaders meet to discuss strategies

  MILAN - National and international selections are underway for the second edition of Panettone World Championship, organised by the “Academy of Masters of Mother Yeast” and “Italian Panettone.”

  ROME - The Italian version of the new online disinformation game, “Go Viral!”, which is designed to help immunise people to the most common fake news techniques, has been launched by the British

  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

DUBAI – Italy’s approach to sustainable development will feature in “Expo 2020”, Dubai’s new global event, which displays online initiatives leading up to the Universal Expo.

  ROME - The Italian government has implemented policies that will allow people inside Italy to access a large number of administrative functions using online portals.

  PALERMO - A police officer and a Carabiniere were among 16 men arrested for involvement in the buying and selling of luxury cars in a large scale insurance scam, Palermo Carabinieri revealed Tues

  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 - A shipment of long range cruising missiles, manufactured and sold by the European defence consortium MBDA, has arrived in Egypt, 

  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 - Three regions have issued weather warnings after predictions of snow and ice throughout Italy, with polar conditions already having caused much damage over the weekend. 

  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

  MILAN - Roberto Speranza, Italian Minister of Health, has halted the reopening of skiing, which was scheduled for Feb. 15, resulting in backlash from the League and Forza Italia.

  BRESCIA - Animal Equality, together with Eden di Licia Colò on La7, have released their latest investigation into the cruel rearing of thousands of pigs, in Brescia.

  NORFOLK - On Saturday, the Italian Navy Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour arrived in the homeport of the second fleet of the US Navy in Norfolk, Virginia.