ROME-The Colosseum lights will be turned off in solidarity with the persecuted Christians around the world. 

ROME-Chiara Rizzo, the wife of Amedeo Matacena, has been arrested by the Reggio Calabria anti-Mafia department (DIA) on the suspicion of mafia association.  

ROME– Prof. James Walston, a distinguished British political scientist, pundit on Italy and founding father of the American University of Rome, has died after a long illness, the AUR said.

 ROME-Prince Harry will arrive in Rome on Sunday to attend an event held at the MAXXI Museum where he will reveal the design for the UK pavilion at EXPO 2015. The event named “Great Britain in Rome

ROME-Strengthening a common energy policy on a worldwide scale in order to ensure a diversified, reliable, and economically sustainable energy supply was the goal of th

ROME-Thousands of city employees  protested in Piazza Campidoglio Tuesday against possible salary cuts, saying they felt “humiliated and exhausted.”  According to the Labour union's estimates, more

ROME-One of the most prestigious resting places in Italy, the Non-Catholic Cemetery of Rome is best known for then 19th century English poets John Keats' and Percy Byss

ROME-Following brutal clashes at last week end's Italian Cup final, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pledged Monday to implement harsh measures to end football violence.

VATICAN CITY-Former Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has enraged papal aides by evidently casting doubt on “the presumed humbleness” of Pope Francis' lodgings compared to the prelate's

ROME-In a unique, powerful lecture-recital, Derrell Acon challenges the claim that true Black Art cannot exist in America.

ROME-The Vatican has for centuries welcomed a constant influx of visitors, no matter how high the seasonal peaks in summer months and around major holidays.

ROME-Following Silvio Berlusconi’s recent faux pas on Nazism, the European People’s Party now faces a dilemma whether or not to expel Forza Italia risking defeat in the upcoming elections.

ROME-A crowd of some 800,000 pilgrims from around the world attended the historic simultaneous canonisation of two popes,  the Vatican press office said Monday.

ROME-As Christendom awaits the canonisation of two beloved popes, the Eternal City battles to welcome as many as seven million people for the historic moment.

ROME-The letter of intent specifying the conditions under which Etihad will invest in Alitalia has arrived, a spokesman for Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said Friday.

ROME- Silvio Berlusconi will serve his sentence for tax fraud by completing community service caring for the elderly, according to the ruling pronounced Tuesday by the Surveillance Court.

ROME-German lecturers make their voice heard in the ongoing lettori dispute in an open letter addressed to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

ROME-From April 9 to 13 Rome hosts the 3rd edition of the Nordic Film Fest, organized by the four Nordic embassies in Italy (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and the Scandinavian Circle in Rome

ROME – A staffer at a United Nations food agency used an alias to cover his tracks when arranging liaisons with under age call girls in the Eternal City, judicial sources say.

ROME-Up to 110 million euros could be saved within the next three years from a 20 percent cut to Italian diplomats’ income, announced Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini.

ROME-In the hub of the ever-vibrant Rione Trevi, 6° Senso gallery’s exhibition encapsulates the tumult of the city as seen through the eyes of painter Antonio Tamburro.

ROME—Queen Elizabeth left Rome after a flying four-hour visit featuring a stop at the Presidential palace and her first meeting with Pope Francis.