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November 8, 2021

The Vatican Library opens to the public

The Vatican’s Apostolic Library, which is home to ancient manuscripts, rare books and reading rooms for scholars, is opening its doors to the general public with a small new exhibition space aimed at pairing its artistic treasures with contemporary art.

November 6, 2021

Pompeii dig yields rare window on daily life of enslaved

Archeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa discovered a cramped dormitory and storage room that offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves."

October 24, 2021

Mussolini's great-grandson called up to Serie A club's main squad

Lazio had the great-grandson of a historical figure on their matchday squad Sunday as the club took on Verona in a Serie A match.

October 15, 2021

Italy: Protests erupt over COVID regulations

Protests erupted in Italy as one of the most stringent anti-coronavirus measures in Europe went into effect Friday, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment.

October 5, 2021

Hungarian ex-porn star allegedly killed 2-year-old son, dropped his body on Lidl counter in Italy

Katalin Erzsebet Bradacs, a Hungarian former porn star living in Italy, is accused of stabbing her 2-year-old son to death and leaving his bloody corpse on the counter of a Lidl supermarket store, according to reports.

October 5, 2021

Rome's mayor voted out of office amid controversies over city decay, trash, wild boars

Voters in Rome this week gave their mayor the boot, demanding a new start.

October 3, 2021

Plane crashes into building near Milan; all 8 aboard die

A small, single-engine plane carrying six passengers and two crew crashed Sunday into a vacant two-story office building in a Milan suburb, and authorities said all eight people aboard died.

September 15, 2021

Rarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy

For Tennessee Williams, Rome was a longtime love affair, "the capital of my heart" with its skies of "stainless blue" and cathedral domes "bathed in golden light."

September 13, 2021

Italy cable car crash survivor, 6, is now at center of custody dispute

The 6-year-old boy who was the only person to survive a cable car crash in Italy earlier this year is now at the center of a custody dispute between his maternal and paternal relatives – with one side claiming he was flown to Israel over the weekend without their permission. 

September 10, 2021

Kabul Red Cross aiding victims of war is determined to remain open: 'Please do not forget Afghanistan'

As thousands of people risked their lives attempting to flee Afghanistan during the withdrawal of U.S. forces last month, Italian physiotherapist Alberto Cairo, working at the clinic he has led in Kabul for more than three decades, felt horror.