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Irish Film Festa marks 16 years in Rome in 2025. The Irish Film Festa, the festival dedicated to Irish cinema and culture, returns to Rome’s Casa del Cinema in Villa Borghese from 26-30 March. The event, now in its 16th edition, offers the public a wide selection of feature film premieres and me...
Work set to begin on €100 million San Giacomo project in 2026. Rome's long-closed San Giacomo hospital in the city centre is to reopen as a health facility for elderly patients, the Lazio governor Francesco Rocca said on Wednesday. “In a few days the project will go out to tender' - Rocca told n...
Over the centuries Rome has inspired numerous English-language poets. Lovers of English poetry must often wonder what Keats would have made of Rome had he lived. But he died in terrible agony only three months after his arrival in November 1820 and hardly ventured much beyond Piazza di Spagna where...
Microsoft and the Vatican launch a new interactive game that combines AI, history and education. A new virtual game created by Minecraft Education allows school students to explore and 'restore' St Peter's Basilica, thanks to a collaboration between Microsoft and the Vatican. The interactive edu...
Francis makes first public appearance after 38 days in Rome hospital. Pope Francis on Sunday was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he had spent the past five weeks battling double pneumonia, and returned to his Vatican residence. Shortly before leaving aboard a white Fiat 500 just a...
A week of worry and uncertainty has ended for the family of Robert Cadger, a Scottish tourist who went missing on March 10th in Naples and has now been located alive at a nearby hospital. During a visit to the ancient ruins of Pompeii, the 47-year-old became separated from his friend. His family lau...
Unions call off 1 April walkout after reaching deal with Italy's transport ministry however the strike on 21 March goes ahead. A 24-hour public transport strike scheduled in cities across Italy on 1 April was called off late on Thursday after trade unions reached an agreement with the government....
Herculaneum launches new app for visitors as excavations resume. Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, reopened two of its most magnificent residences on Wednesday after 25 years. The frescoed House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Woo...
Pope's medical condition continues to improve. Pope Francis plans to appear at the window on his hospital room shortly after midday on Sunday, 'for a greeting and to impart his blessing', the Vatican said on Saturday. In a brief statement, the Vatican added that the text of the pope's Angelus re...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in April. April in Rome sees the Italian capital in full bloom, basking in spring sunshine, making it a perfect time to visit the Eternal City. Here are some tips for the best events and things to do in Rome in April 2025. Gardening festival The rooftop...
