Rome's Colosseum has been closed to mourn a worker who fell to his death at Italy's most-visited monument.

Italian health authorities are seeing evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.

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Authorities in Rome have unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome.

Chelsea club record signing Morgan Rogers has scored on his debut as Chelsea beat Fulham 3-2 in an end-to-end Premier League encounter at Craven Cottage.

Thieves have stolen four works attributed to Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina from a regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily.

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave.

Rock legend Patti Smith has met with Pope Leo XIV.

Italy’s highest court has ruled that children born with both Italian and another citizenship do not automatically lose their Italian citizenship if a parent naturalizes abroad.

Don’t expect to see Jannik Sinner’s parents in the Royal Box at Wimbledon anytime soon, even though they’re more than welcome.

Italy is putting on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting.

Pope Leo XIV says wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed.

The United Nations’ food agencies warn that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, calling for urgent action.

Tens of thousands of people marched in Rome in rival demonstrations over migration.

Adriano Panatta was expecting to award the French Open trophy to Jannik Sinner 50 years after his own triumph in Paris.

Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard has won the Giro d’Italia.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has cast Pope Leo XIV as a global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican.

Jannik Sinner is set to begin his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open this weekend.

Players at the French Open are planning a media protest over prize money.

Coco Gauff has a new approach for her second time around attempting to defend a Grand Slam title.

By sweeping the first five Masters 1000 tournaments of the year top-ranked Jannik Sinner has dominated tennis like few other players have in the sport’s recent history.

Jannik Sinner is the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.

Elina Svitolina has claimed a third Italian Open title by beating Coco Gauff, who lost in the final in Rome for the second straight year.

Jannik Sinner beat Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semifinals and move past Novak Djokovic with a record 32nd consecutive victory in Masters 1000 events.

Luciano Darderi reaches the Italian Open semifinals after defeating teenager Rafael Jodar in a match that ended after 2 a.m. local time.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory.

Jannik Sinner’s winning streak has reached 25 matches after beating Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0 before his home fans in the third round of the Italian Open.

Novak Djokovic has been beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev will continue to play under neutral status after the International Tennis Federation announces that it will “not change its existing position” over suspensions for Belarus and Russia.

The top tennis players are already upset that they are not receiving a bigger share of tournament revenues at the French Open.

Roma has scored three first-half goals on its way to a 4-0 win over lowly Fiorentina in Serie A.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

Donyell Malen's hat trick has given Roma a 3-0 win over Pisa in Serie A.

The Italian coast guard has found 19 people dead and rescued 58 from a dinghy filled with migrants near Lampedusa.

The first time was considered a fluke.

Zendaya has a few more days to wear something blue.

Pope Leo XIV says no one can use God to justify war and he's praying especially for Christians in the Middle East.

Italian voters have rejected a judicial reform backed by conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni in a referendum, handing the right-wing government a major political setback.

The Vatican appeals tribunal has declared a mistrial in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century.”.

Thousands of people have protested in Italy against wars in the Middle East and proposed judicial reforms by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Daniela Petroff, who helped shape The Associated Press’ fashion and Vatican coverage for nearly four decades with style, authority and wit, has died in Rome.

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, providing the distinctive pock-marked rock to build a new generation of churches, temples and mosques worldwide.

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.

The Angel Meloni is no more.

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades.

Global fashion celebrities have joined the public in Rome to say a final goodbye to iconic designer Valentino.

Rome is paying its last respects to legendary designer Valentino, whose high-glamour gowns and trademark shade of red became an iconic symbol of Italian elegance.

Valentino Garavani’s death has cast a shadow over Paris Fashion Week.

Valentino Garavani, the iconic Italian designer known for his glamorous gowns and signature “Valentino red,” has died at 93.

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy.

Pope Leo XIV has met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican.

The European Union is renewing negotiations for a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela.

The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old.

Apple says it will appeal a $116 million fine from Italy's antitrust authority.

Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder.

Rome has opened two subway stations.

The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports.

Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps.

Construction on the main hockey arena is still not finished.

Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday marking exactly two months before the Feb. 6 opening ceremony.

A preliminary cauldron has been lit by the Olympic flame at Italy’s presidential palace as the countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Games approaches the two-months-to-go mark.

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games has landed in Rome following a handover in Greece.

Italy’s fashion house Armani has appointed a new board to guide the company following the death of its founder Giorgio Armani earlier this year.

Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war.

Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations.

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard.

Firefighters have rescued a worker from beneath rubble inside a medieval tower in Italy's capital.

The Armani fashion house has appointed Giuseppe Marsocci as its new CEO following the death of its founder last month.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war during an address to a U.N. agency.

Israel’s World Cup qualifying match at Italy next week is expected to attract more pro-Palestinian protesters outside the stadium in Udine than ticket-holding spectators inside the soccer arena.

Activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have complained of mistreatment by Israeli guards.

Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a massive show of growing international anger at the two-year war.

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

Roma missed three attempts at an equalizing penalty before losing to Lille in the Europa League.

Bryson DeChambeau will be leading off in foursomes for the Americans at the Ryder Cup on Friday.

Over 1,000 LGBTQ+ Catholics and their families have participated in a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome.

Rory McIlroy watched Novak Djokovic handle boisterous spectators during a win at the U.S. Open and is ready to follow the tennis star’s lead at the Ryder Cup held in the United States this month.

Italy’s Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years.

An Italian hospital says a 20-year-old Palestinian woman has died after being transferred from Gaza for treatment.

The European Union agency that tracks global warming says last month was the third-warmest July on record, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago.

Pope Leo XIV has told over a million Catholic youths they are a sign that a different world is possible.

Pope Leo XIV urges young people to make radical choices for good during a major event in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony.

Italy’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit brought by climate activists against Italian energy giant Eni and its government shareholders can go ahead.

Countries prepared to provide troops for a future stabilization force in Ukraine have agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris to facilitate a rapid deployment after the war ends.

European leaders are urging private business and equity funds to not be afraid to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now even as Russia accelerates its war.

Pope Leo XIV has arrived at the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo to start a six-week vacation.

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic.

Major heat waves have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece.

Greenpeace has joined the smattering of protests in Venice against the upcoming wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.

Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of Italy’s most prominent contemporary artists, has died at age 98.

Police in Rome say an 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes A Class sedan part way down the city's landmark Spanish Steps before getting stuck.

The Vatican has beatified a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a part of the world wracked with violence a new model of holiness.

Greek authorities have detained an American man on the island of Skiathos who is suspected of killing an infant whose remains were found over the weekend in a Rome park.

Carlos Alcaraz has been wearing nasal strips in some matches since last season.

Napoli has won its second Serie A title in three years.

Mediator Oman says Iran and the United States made “some but not conclusive progress” in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.