Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed Italian-American director best known for The Godfather, was hospitalised in Rome on Tuesday for scheduled heart surgery.

Around one million young people from all over the world gathered in the outskirts of Rome this weekend for a prayer vigil as part of the Jubilee of Youth.

The mayor of a town near Rome assures residents that the panic caused by alleged sightings of a crocodile in recent days was the result of a false alarm.

Around 70 Spanish pilgrims were locked inside a Rome train station on Tuesday night after arriving in the Italian capital for the Vatican's Jubilee of Youth.

The Italian cabinet has approved a bill to give the city of Rome legislative powers governing planning, transport, tourism, culture and the environment.

Rome will host the Jubilee of Youth, the largest event of the Vatican's ongoing Jubilee Year, with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims expected.

A quick guide to the best events and top things to do in Rome this August, from cultural festivals and free museums to exhibitions and open-air concerts.

Italy has been ranked among the top three of the most powerful passports in the world, according to the London-based consulting company Henley & Partners.

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been featured on the cover of Time magazine and is the focus of the lead article in the influential publication.

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Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani sparked a political row amid calls by the opposition for Rome to follow France in recognising a Palestinian state.

Italy will offer a special rail service this summer with the Sicilia Express, a sleeper train linking the northern city of Turin with the island of Sicily.