Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni has condemned an Israeli strike that hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing two people and injuring several others.

Plans by Italian Serie A football club AS Roma to build a new billion-euro stadium in Rome's Pietralata area could face a fresh hurdle from bats and birds.

Italy's audit court has called on Rome's mayor to speed up projects under way for the Vatican's Jubilee Year and to cancel the schemes most behind schedule.

Italy's Jannik Sinner on Sunday became the first Italian ever to win a Wimbledon single championship, defeating two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Italian design duo Dolce & Gabbana will showcase their latest collections in Rome against the backdrop of some of the most iconic landmarks in the capital.

Italy's Uffizi Galleries has pledged new selfie limits after a clumsy tourist damaged an 18th-century painting while posing in front of it for a photograph.

An elderly motorist was stopped by police in Rome as he drove down a long stretch of the Spanish Steps landmark in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Italy is holding a referendum on Sunday and Monday in which the nation's voters will be asked if they wish to ease citizenship rules and reform labour laws.

A police investigation is underway in Rome after the bodies of a baby girl and a woman were found in bushes in the city's Villa Pamphilj park on Saturday.

A mystery 'ancient Roman' mosaic unearthed in central Rome this week features a banquet scene whose protagonists are dining on what appears to be fast food.

Pope Leo XIV, at the conclusion of his first general audience, renewed his appeal for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, and called for an end to hostilities.

Political debate mounts in Italy ahead of five pivotal referendums, including a landmark vote on easing the nation's strict citizenship rules, on 8-9 June.