Gianni Berengo Gardin, the celebrated Italian photographer famed for his iconic black-and-white images of life in post-war Italy, died in Genoa aged 94.

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.

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 ...

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.

An investigation is under way after a bus operated by Rome public transport company ATAC burst into flames in the Fleming district of the city on Tuesday.

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.

Footballer Romano Floriani Mussolini, great-grandson of Italy's wartime Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, is set to make his debut in Serie A next month.