Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St. Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an...
Rome’s authorities have estimated that there are around seven million rats in Colosseum, roughly two and a half for every city inhabitant. For several years, the...
Joy Jeff, a Nigerian woman who has been wanted in Italy since 2010 has been extradited from Abuja back to Rome where she has been sentenced...
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has agreed to serve a second term after coalition parties failed to agree on a compromise candidate for the office. The 80-year-old...
Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital in Rome for scheduled surgery to treat a colon problem. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said there would be more...
Wales demonstrated great resolve in defeat against Italy as they clung on with 10 men for a result which was enough to secure their place in...
World number one Rafael Nadal won a record 11th French Open title by beating Austria’s Dominic Thiem in straight sets on Sunday. Nadal, 32, won 6-4...
Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptising eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed...
Tens of thousands of people, many of them children, serenaded Pope Francis on his 81st birthday on Sunday, as the pontiff appealed for the release of...
Chelsea became the first English team to lose a Champions League game this season as they were well beaten by a clinical Roma. The Blues would...