People applying for Italian citizenship by descent in 2025 will have to pay twice the previous fee to file their requests ...

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Pope Francis celebrates the Holy mass of the Epiphany in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: Andreas SOLARO/AFP. While stressing the need for celibacy, the Italian Bishops' Conference ...

New rules coming into force in January will require people applying for Italian long-term visas to have their fingerprints ...

Smokers in Milan risk being fined up to €240 for lighting up in streets and crowded public areas after Italy's toughest ...

New Year’s Eve is sometimes referred to as the 'festa di San Silvestro’ in Italy. But who was Saint Sylvester and how did his ...

At least 20 people missing after migrant shipwreck off Lampedusa island, over 300 people injured in New Year’s Eve fireworks ...

Italy records near-sixfold increase in extreme weather events over ten-year period, German tourist dead in Sicily after ...

Italy will mark the arrival of 2025 with a big party on December 31st and a public holiday on January 1st. But how will shops ...

A body has been found in the search for two British men who went missing while hiking in the Italian Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue has said. Samuel Harris, 35 and Aziz Ziriat, 36, both from London, ...

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