New Vicar of Rome named Pope Benedict XVI has named Cardinal Agostino Vallini as Vicar of Rome replacing Cardibal Camillo Ruini who is retiring.

Mothers bare for breastfeeding More than 100 mothers hitched up their shirts and breastfed their babies in public here on Tuesday in a bid to tackle the Italian public's squeamish attitude to the issue.

Roman worker necropolis discovered Archaeologists said Monday they have discovered a vast Roman necropolis on a hill south of Rome where the lower social classes buried their dead.

Rome statues protest against CO2 Around 150 statues across Rome were wearing elasticated anti-pollution masks over their mouths on Thursday morning following a covert night-time operation by environmental activists.

FAO to host un food security conference in Rome World leaders gather in the Italian capital next week for a high-level summit on global food security which will focus on combating hunger and poverty as well as boosting agricultural production.

Arrests made after political street fight Three people were placed under house arrest in Rome on Wednesday following a street fight that broke out between left-leaning students and neo-Fascist militants.

Four injured in political scuffle Neo-Fascists and left-wing students clash in Rome - Four people received hospital treatment on Tuesday after a fight broke out between left-leaning students and supporters of tiny neo-Fascist party Forza Nuova outside Rome's La Sapienza University.

Thief responsible for American's death nabbed Police have arrested a thief they believe was responsible for the death of an American tourist who was hit by a train near the Tiburtina station last Friday.

Mausoleum under St Peter's Basilica restored An ancient Roman mausoleum hidden in the bowels of St Peter's Basilica will open to the public later this month after ten months of restoration work, the Vatican said on Monday.

Italian clowning great dies Italy's greatest clown and Federico Fellini favourite, Carlo Colombaioni, has died in France at the age of 75.