Tag: Rome

Pope Francis' recovery from intestinal surgery is continuing normally.

A man walks past funeral wreaths with the words "Apologise but they don't let us bury your loved ones" written across them are laid out by funeral workers as Rome's cemeteries run out of space to store coffins.

Rome funeral workers protest as coffins pile up in cemeteries

by Chuma Nobanda

16 April 2021, 4:53 PM

27 February 2021, 9:04 AM

Undertakers protested on Friday against a massive backlog of coffins building up at Rome cemeteries, saying city authorities were failing ...

In a message posted hours earlier on her Twitter and Instagram accounts, Gaga said her “heart is sick” over the violent robbery and vowed to pay $500 000 for the dogs’ safe return, including from anyone who had bought or found them.

Lady Gaga’s two abducted bulldogs returned unharmed to police

by Skhangiwe Mthiyane

18 December 2020, 4:22 PM

Lady Gaga’s two stolen bulldogs, snatched in a violent abduction that left the pets’ caretaker shot in the chest this ...

A general view of the mausoleum of Rome's emperor Augustus during a preview of the reopening after years of restoration in Rome, Italy.

Mausoleum of Rome’s first emperor restored and ready to reopen

by Celestine Hendricks

12 October 2020, 10:00 PM

After decades of neglect, one of ancient Rome’s most important monuments, the mausoleum of the first emperor Augustus, has been ...

Busts of Roman emperors, intricate sarcophagi and an ancient Greek relief carved 2 500 years ago are just some of the 92 pieces on display in the city’s Palazzo Caffarelli.

Ancient statues emerge from the shadows in blockbuster Rome show

by SABC Digital News

After decades locked away in a basement, some of the finest sculptures from antiquity have been pulled from the gloom ...

Pope Francis this week held his weekly general audience in public for the first time in six months.

Pope to travel outside Rome for first time since coronavirus pandemic

5 September 2020, 3:51 PM

Pope Francis will next month visit the Italian town of Assisi, his first trip out of Rome since the coronavirus ...

Plus-size model walks on catwalk wearing a short-fronted, long-back pink tulle dress during fashion show to present creations of designer Giambattista Valli and fast-fashion giant H&M.

Couture meets high-street in Giambattista Valli, H&M collaboration

25 October 2019, 2:17 PM

High-end fashion met budget high-street retail at a glittering catwalk show in Rome on Thursday evening, where Italian designer Giambattista ...

Nestled in one of the capital's most prominent streets, Via Condotti, the coffee bar opened in 1760 and since then has served espresso and cappuccinos to pretty much every famous person that passed through the city.

Rome’s oldest coffee bar survives closure, for now

by Richard Brooks

22 October 2019, 6:20 PM

Rome's oldest coffee bar, Caffe Greco, survived closure on Tuesday (October 22) after winning a stay of eviction in a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Putin meets pope, ‘welcoming’ populist govt during Italy trip

4 July 2019, 9:11 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a lightning visit to Rome on Thursday, including talks with the pope, hailing efforts by ...

The new provisions mark the first time a unified and rigorous policy for the protection of children, which the Vatican has been demanding from local churches, has been compiled for the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope enacts new legislation to prevent child abuse in Vatican

29 March 2019, 2:13 PM

Pope Francis on Friday enacted sweeping new legislation to protect children from sexual abuse within the Vatican and other Holy ...

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, arrives to attend his trial.

Convicted French cardinal to resignation

by Bongisipho Magcaba

18 March 2019, 9:42 AM

The private meeting between Cardinal Philippe Barbarin and Pope Francis is expected to take place around 0900 GMT, according to ...

France's head coach Jacques Brunel (L) waits with France's centre Wesley Fofana and France's prop Etienne Falgoux.

France’s Fofana out injured, replaced by Doumayrou against Italy

16 March 2019, 2:48 PM

France centre Wesley Fofana has been ruled out of the final match of the Six Nations on Saturday against Italy ...

Victims of church sex abuse go global with fight for justice

19 February 2019, 4:31 PM

After years of struggling alone or finding support in national groups, survivors of sex abuse by priests have formed a ...

Italian former communist militant Cesare Battisti (C), is wanted in Rome for four murders attributed to a far-left group in the 1970s.

Italian ex-militant extradited and jailed after decades on run

14 January 2019, 3:33 PM

Former communist militant Cesare Battisti, wanted in Italy for four murders in the 1970s, arrived in Rome on Monday after ...

Real Madrid has been struggling in their local competition and they also failed to impress in the first half in Rome.

Real Madrid progresses to Champions League Last 16

28 November 2018, 2:20 PM

Spanish super club, Real Madrid, have advanced to last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in Rome.

Several investigations have been opened and the metro station near Rome's Termini train station was closed.

More than 20 injured in Rome escalator collapse

by Busi Magudulela

24 October 2018, 7:10 AM

More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured Tuesday when an escalator in a metro station in central ...

More than 1 000 people have died in the Mediterranean so far this year.

Rome gives Libya 12 boats to ‘fight human trafficking’ at sea

by Busi Magudulela

4 July 2018, 8:14 AM

The Italian government will give Libya 12 boats to help them "fight human trafficking" and curb the flow of migrants ...

Cosmas-Jairus Kipchoge Birech clocked 2hr 08min 03sec in the Italian capital to finish just ahead of Bahraini Abdi Ibrahim with another Kenyan Paul Kangogo third.

Kenya’s Birech wins Rome marathon

by Thato Moeti

8 April 2018, 2:59 PM