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One of the most unusual Nativity scenes in the ‘100 Presepi’ display in St Peter’s Square over Christmas is housed inside a Rome city bus.
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
One of the most unusual Nativity scenes in the ‘100 Presepi’ display in St Peter’s Square over Christmas is housed inside a Rome city bus.
A butterfly rests on an angel in the hallowed grounds of Rome’s Non-Catholic Cemetery.
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A butterfly rests on an angel in the hallowed grounds of Rome’s Non-Catholic Cemetery.
Today's public holiday in Italy will be marked by a series of popular traditions in Rome.
Rome marks Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Festa dell'Immacolata is a public holiday in Italy. Rome marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Monday 8 December - a Catholic holy day and a national public holiday in Italy - with a series ...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Today's public holiday in Italy will be marked by a series of popular traditions in Rome.
Baroque genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born in Naples on this day in 1598.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Baroque genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born in Naples on this day in 1598.
Italian state broadcaster RAI confirms that Italy will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest after Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain pull out in protest over the inclusion of Israel.
Italy to compete in Eurovision despite boycott calls over inclusion of Israel
RAI confirms that Italy will compete in Eurovision after Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain pull out in protest over inclusion of Israel. Italy’s public broadcaster RAI on Saturday pledged i...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Italian state broadcaster RAI confirms that Italy will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest after Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain pull out in protest over the inclusion of Israel.
Christmas carols at Rome’s Irish College
Christmas carols at Rome's Irish College
The community of the Pontifical Irish College holds its annual Advent liturgy followed by Christmas carols on Sunday 7 December at 18.00. Afterwards the family-friendly occasion is made all the more f...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Christmas carols at Rome’s Irish College
To celebrate Maritozzo Day, a look at the curious legends behind the beloved Roman treat.
Maritozzo: one of Rome's sweetest traditions
The curious legends of Rome's much-loved maritozzo. The maritozzo is a classic sweet pastry, traditionally packed full of whipped cream, in a treat that has satisfied Romans for centuries. The dough-b...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
To celebrate Maritozzo Day, a look at the curious legends behind the beloved Roman treat.
From popes to tennis, the Eurovision to Gaza, who and what did Italians search for most on Google this year? A new report by the search engine giant provides a snapshot of 2025 as the year draws to a close.
Google reveals Italy's top internet searches in 2025
From popes to tennis, the Eurovision to Gaza, who and what did Italians search for most on Google in 2025? Sport, celebrities and geopolitics all feature highly in the most searched topics on Google i...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
From popes to tennis, the Eurovision to Gaza, who and what did Italians search for most on Google this year? A new report by the search engine giant provides a snapshot of 2025 as the year draws to a close.
Tatiana Tramacere, who went missing from her home in Nardò in southern Italy more than 10 days ago, was found alive and well last night in the attic of her friend's house.
Tatiana Tramacere: Woman in Italy who was missing for 10 days found alive in friend's attic
Italian town of Nardò erupts in joy over news that Tramacere is alive. A woman who had been missing for more than 10 days in Italy's southern Puglia region was found alive and well by Carabinieri poli...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Tatiana Tramacere, who went missing from her home in Nardò in southern Italy more than 10 days ago, was found alive and well last night in the attic of her friend's house.
Rome celebrates Maritozzo Day
Maritozzo Day: Rome celebrates cream-filled treat
Maritozzo Day, Rome's annual tribute in celebration of the popular Roman treat, will be marked by bakeries and bars in Italy's capital on Saturday 6 December.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Rome celebrates Maritozzo Day
Frecce Tricolori jets to stage a flypast over Rome on Friday to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame in Italy.
Italy to mark arrival of Olympic flame in Rome with flypast by Frecce Tricolori
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic torch relay to tour Italy. Italy's Frecce Tricolori jets will stage a spectacular flypast over Rome on Friday morning to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame for the Milan...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Frecce Tricolori jets to stage a flypast over Rome on Friday to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame in Italy.
Rome mayor boycotts opening of book fair amid fascism row.
Rome book fair mired in fascism row
Rome's popular book fair Più Libri Più Liberi opens on Thursday amid a controversy over the presence of a publishing house accused of apologia to fascism.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Rome mayor boycotts opening of book fair amid fascism row.
Rome public transport provider ATAC to pay €3 million in refunds after years of shortcomings.
Rome’s ATAC to pay €3 million in refunds
ATAC will reimburse over €3 million to Rome’s Metrebus annual pass holders after years of delays and cancellations, introducing new compensation for late services.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Rome public transport provider ATAC to pay €3 million in refunds after years of shortcomings.
The Giro d'Italia race is to end in Rome in 2026, for the third year in a row, in what the city hopes will become an annual tradition.
Rome to host final stage of Giro d'Italia in 2026
Giro d'Italia to end in Rome next year, for the eighth time, in what the capital hopes will become an annual tradition. The final stage of the 109th edition of the Giro d'Italia, the cycling world's s...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The Giro d'Italia race is to end in Rome in 2026, for the third year in a row, in what the city hopes will become an annual tradition.
Rome's festive season sees a return of a popular Swedish tradition: the celebration of Santa Lucia.
Santa Lucia: Rome celebrates Swedish festival of light
The Swedish embassy in Rome brings Sweden's Santa Lucia celebrations to Italy this Christmas with a festival of light courtesy of a choir from Stockholm.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Rome's festive season sees a return of a popular Swedish tradition: the celebration of Santa Lucia.
Rome launches a major campaign, the first of its kind, to promote the adoption of cats from municipal cat shelters.
Rome launches cat adoption campaign
After a recent dog adoption drive, Rome turns its attention to cats. Rome has launched a major public awareness campaign aimed at promoting the responsible adoption of cats from municipal cat shelters...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Rome launches a major campaign, the first of its kind, to promote the adoption of cats from municipal cat shelters.
Italy to allow sex education in middle schools but only with parental consent, in a move slammed by critics as ‘mediaeval’.
Italy to allow sex education in middle schools but only with the consent of parents
Opposition slam parental consent proviso as 'mediaeval'. Italy's lower house on Tuesday approved a bill permitting sex education in middle schools but only with parental consent, in line with the exis...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Italy to allow sex education in middle schools but only with parental consent, in a move slammed by critics as ‘mediaeval’.
Former top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini detained in Belgium in fraud probe.
Federica Mogherini, former EU foreign policy chief, held in fraud probe
Mogherini implicated in probe into alleged misuse of EU funds. Federica Mogherini, the Italian former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, was detained for questioning in Belgium on Tuesday as ...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Former top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini detained in Belgium in fraud probe.
Guide to Rome's best Christmas markets
The Best Christmas Markets in Rome in 2025
A quick guide to the best Christmas markets in Rome over the 2025 festive season. Piazza Navona: Mercatino della BefanaRome's popular Christmas market in Piazza Navona takes place from 1 December to 6...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Guide to Rome's best Christmas markets
The Olympic flame comes to Rome this week before embarking on a nationwide tour of Italy.
Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch relay around Italy to start in Rome
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic torch relay to tour Italy. The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games will begin a tour around Italy in Rome on 6 December, culminating in its arrival at Mil...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Olympic flame comes to Rome this week before embarking on a nationwide tour of Italy.
Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season.
Rome transforms Piazza Navona into Christmas market
Christmas in Rome sees return of market stalls and carousel in Piazza Navona. Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season, from 1 December until 6 January 2026. The an...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season.
Italy's Carabinieri police unveil a new addition to the force's fleet - a Maserati supercar whose top speed is 325 km p/h - to be used in emergency medical situations.
Italy's Carabinieri police unveil new Maserati supercar
High-powered sports car to be used in emergency medical situations. Italy's Carabinieri police displayed a new addition to the force's fleet, the Maserati MCPura, in Rome's central Piazza San Lorenzo ...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Italy's Carabinieri police unveil a new addition to the force's fleet - a Maserati supercar whose top speed is 325 km p/h - to be used in emergency medical situations.
Nicola Pietrangeli, the first Italian tennis player to win a Grand Slam, dies at 92.
Nicola Pietrangeli, Italian tennis legend, dies at 92
Italian tennis world mourns one of its greatest stars. Nicola Pietrangeli, the first Italian to win a Grand Slam and widely regarded as one of Italy's greatest tennis champions, died on Monday at the ...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Nicola Pietrangeli, the first Italian tennis player to win a Grand Slam, dies at 92.
Shock in Italy over a ‘rape list' in a prominent Rome high school, containing the full names of nine female students, amid a fresh debate over femicide and sex education.
Outcry in Italy over ‘rape list’ in Rome school bathroom
Italy's education minister orders probe into 'lista stupri' case which has shocked Italy and reignited a debate over femicide and sex education in schools. There is outrage in Italy over a 'rape list'...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Shock in Italy over a ‘rape list' in a prominent Rome high school, containing the full names of nine female students, amid a fresh debate over femicide and sex education.
The British-Australian parents of three children who were taken by authorities from their off-grid home in the woods in central Italy have accepted an offer of new temporary accommodation in a move they hope will result in their family being reunited.
Family living off-grid in Italy accept offer of temporary new home
New development marks a turning point for the 'family in the woods'. The British-Australian parents of three children who were taken by authorities from their off-grid home in the woods in central Ita...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The British-Australian parents of three children who were taken by authorities from their off-grid home in the woods in central Italy have accepted an offer of new temporary accommodation in a move they hope will result in their family being reunited.