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.

A Tradition Rooted in Ancient Time Italian summer holidays, especially August vacations, trace back to agricultural rhythms. Grain harvest happens in June and replanting in autumn, making mid-summer ...

Several cities in northern and central Italy, including Bergamo, Florence and Milan, record major blackouts as the nation grapples with an intense heatwave.

Italy's Uffizi Galleries has pledged new selfie limits after a clumsy tourist damaged an 18th-century painting while posing in front of it for a photograph.

Where to find the tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore or St Mary Major which can be visited from 27 April, the day after his funeral.

Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, is to be buried in the Rome Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore following his funeral at Saint Peter's on Saturday.

The faithful can pay their final respects to Pope Francis whose body will lie in state in St Peter's Basilica from Wednesday until Friday, the Vatican said.

Rome is to tighten security ahead of the visit of US vice president JD Vance who arrives on Friday and will stay in Italy's capital over the Easter weekend.

Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni was among the first world leaders to criticise US President Donald Trump's introduction of sweeping import tariffs.

A 55-year-old woman from Spain has died after falling off a side wall along the Spanish Steps in Rome on Wednesday morning, according to Italian media.

A Scottish tourist has been left with serious burns after the B&B where he was staying in Rome was destroyed in an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak.

Emilia Zankina, Dean of Temple University Rome, shares insights on study-abroad programs and the benefits of cultural and intellectual exchange in Italy.